The Flea Flashcards
When was it written and who by?
Written in 1590 by John Donne.
‘Mark but this flea, and mark in this,/ How little that which thou deny’st me is;’
Compares the small insect to the what he thinks is small act of sexual influence.
An elaborate conceit that metaphysical poets are noted for.
‘Mark but this flea, and mark in this,/ How little that which thou deny’st me is;’
Compares the small insect to the what he thinks is small act of sexual influence.
An elaborate conceit that metaphysical poets are noted for.
‘Mark’ ‘O Stay’ ‘Cruel and sudden’
Stanzas begin with imperatives - his approach to seduction isn’t necessarily considerate.
‘our two mingled bloods be’
metaphorical mix of blood - sexual inter course
‘woo’ ‘two’ ‘do’
triadic rhyme - consistency
‘spare’ ‘are’
half rhyme - self conscious of the fact his argument is strong
‘Where we almost,’
modal verb + caesura
caesura - developing argument - allowing woman to think
‘marriage temple’
sacreligious - bringing religion into it
