Poetry-The Flea Flashcards by Mia H

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Who wrote The Flea

A

John Donne

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What poet was John Donne

A

Metaphysical

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Metaphysical poetry

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Uses euphemisms, conceits and metaphors

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What is a poetic conceit

A

An unconventional and complex extended metaphor

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Conceit in the flea

A

The image of the flea representing intercourse

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Rhyme of the flea

A

AABBCCDDD

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Meter of the flea

A

Switches between iambic pentameter and tetrameter

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When was the flea written

A

16th century

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What does “mark in this” suggest

A

That he is directing the audience to look upon the flea literally and as a conceit

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What does Donne suggest happened to their blood

A

“Two bloods mingled be” in the fleas body

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Sexual connations in the flea

A

“Maidenhead”
“Swells”
“Sin”
“Shame”

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How is love represented in the first stanza

A

Sexual and erotic

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How is love presented in the second stanza

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Religious

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