In The Canonization by John Donne, the speaker uses spiritual expressions, such as mysterious (27), hymn (35), canonized (36), reverend (37), and hermitage (38). All of these words share a religious connotation. With using these words when talking about love the speaker implies that love is similar to a love with God, and that love is spiritual.

Mysterious is a religious truth that one cannot fully understand, and only known by revelation. If we apply this definition to love we can interpret it as though love is something unknown, unless you have ever been in love to experience it personally.

A hymn is a song or praise to God. In the poem, the speaker said, "And by these hymns, all shall approve / Us Canoniz'd for love" (35-36). The hymn the speaker is referring to is the "verse" (30), or poem, that the lovers will live in if they are "unfit for tombs" (29). The speaker...