The poem Canonization by John Dunne is about a man stripping away from society opinions and the society itself. The word canonization means conferral of sainthood. I think that the whole poem signifies achieving a different level. I think that theses two lovers achieve “Divine Human Love”. The speaker is saying Shut up, read this, try to understand it and then beg your divine power so that one day you can achieve it. In the …showed first 75 words of 497 total…

…showed last 75 words of 497 total…fantasizing about how the people in this society will judge him and what they will say. I think that what the speaker is trying to get at through out the poem is that if you just follow him completely, you will see what this “Divine Love” is. And instead of judging him you should be grateful for what these two lovers have discovered and try you’re hardest to get to that level of intensity.