As used in the title of john donne's a valediction: forbidding mourning, the word valediction is the antonym of the word a. longing b. greeting c. resolution d. initation

As used in the title of John Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning", the word valediction is the antonym of the word B. Greeting.

A valediction is a poem of farewell (opposite to greeting), which sometimes implies a sense of presentiment or doubt about the future events. Even though the title "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" may apparently suggest a dark, melancholic theme, John Donne's poems is in fact a love poem; an exceptional example of 16th century Metaphysical wit.

roses are red,

violets are black,

for what you said,

i hope you sit on a big fat tack.

b is the answer