The Flea Flashcards

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What is a conceit

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Metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a surprising and clever way- often extended metaphors that dominate entire passage/poem

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Context

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  • fleas popular subject for sexual humor during reinaissance
  • believed that during sex blood of two participants mixed together
  • ability to freely roam ladies’ flesh made them envy of john donne’s poetic narrator
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Typicality in metaphysical poetry

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Themes of love, religion, pleasure. Explores carpe diem mentality.

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