Question

To whom is the poem believed to have been addressed?

• A. His mother, Elizabeth Donne
• B. His close friend, Robert
• C. His wife, Anne Donne
• D. His sister, Mary Donne

Answer 1

Answer:

C. His wife, Anne Donne

• The poem "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" is widely believed to have been written by John Donne for his wife, Anne Donne, in 1611.

• At the time, Donne was preparing to leave for a diplomatic mission to France, and the poem serves as a tender, intellectual, and spiritual farewell to her.