Zusammenfassung der Ressource
"The Flea"
by John
Donne
- Donne, although
unconvincing, uses a
metaphysical conceit of a
flea to perfomatively seduce
his lover of his clear sexual
intentions of her in a witty
and creative way.
- Form of Poem
- Metaphysical Conceit
- "sex is like mingling of blood in the belly of flea"
- Tone
- "sucking"
"mingling"
"pampered"
- Seductive, without being gruesome, sleazy
- Imagism
- Main Argument
- The strucuture of the
poem illustrates the
speakers intention of
persuasion through
wit rather than
logical reasoning.
- The end-stopping of
the lines convey a
logical rather than
effusive display, which
show the speaker
persuading the lover
from wit rather than
intellectual
organization.