Discuss the idea of love during the renaissance based on the selections you read so far in this unit. Prepare for the discussion by briefly reviewing the poems by Wyatt, Spenser, Marlowe, Raleigh, Shakespeare, and Donne that you read throughout the unit. Then use these questions as a starting point for the discussion: How does their idea of love compare? What does each poem tell you about the idea of love in general during the renaissance?

The Poetry presents distinctive perspectives of Love: Shakespeare's sonnets donne's a valediction disallowing grieving and Johnson's melody to celia. No matter what she passed on, Johnson still cherishes her and emptied all his affection into his tune.  

They are telling us, by the use the of figurative language, what true love is supposed to be: a love that does not care about physical; it's a timeless union that will always be in the heart, mind, and even soul.

They also tell the reader what it is not: it does not "admit impediments", it is not susceptible to time and knows no distance. However, while both speak passionately about true love, what differentiates the two is the fact that the speaker in Donne's poem has experienced true love. Taken from Markedbyteachers.

The initial 126 poems are routed to a young fellow; and the last 28 to a lady.

Hope this helps.

Explanation: