In 'The Good-Morrow', Donne suggests that for the lovers, their small bedroom has become what?
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Correct answer: The entire world — an everywhere
The poem explores the transition from childish pleasures to mature, all-consuming love. Donne uses the conceit that the lovers' room contains the whole world, rendering the discoveries of explorers irrelevant to their private universe.
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