Question

What does the phrase “So let us melt, and make no noise” suggest?

• A. Parting should be celebrated with loudness
• B. The end of a relationship is filled with anger
• C. Parting should be quiet and dignified
• D. Parting should involve a dramatic farewell

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Parting should be quiet and dignified

• The phrase “So let us melt, and make no noise” comes from the opening stanza of John Donne’s A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.

• In this line, "melt" is a metaphor for gently parting or separating, like how ice melts quietly and subtly.

• Donne is urging that their farewell should be peaceful and undramatic, without loud mourning or emotional outbursts.