A Valediction forbidding Mourning by John Donne

The poem along with a picture of a compass.  This poem and its in class discussion usually gets one of the biggest "ah ha" moments from students.  Especially when I show the over-sized chalk board compass and create a circle on the blackboard -- illustrating the last lines of the poem.  As of late, the past few years, I have actually been leaving the picture of the compass off of the handout - as I like them to be as surprised at the end.  I have also gone over the poem that past two years without them having read it the night before - which also leads to a different discussion.  There is an audio of the class discussion available on the website.