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The Analysis of the Profane and Sacred in John Donne's Poems "The Flea" and "Holy Sonnet 14"

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June 28, 2016

 

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Although Donne's language is simple, the reader notices that it is filled with many subtle allusions to sex, as the speaker cleverly employs words, which reveal precisely his intensions. This is apparent to the reader as the speaker argues with his mistress and attempts to convince her that engaging in premarital sex is as harmless as getting bit by a flea, as "?[it] cannot be said / A sin, nor shame, nor loss of maidenhead" ("The Flea," L-5-6)...
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This is apparent to the reader as the speaker argues with his mistress and attempts to convince her that engaging in premarital sex is as harmless as getting bit by a flea, as "?[it] cannot be said / A sin, nor shame, nor loss of maidenhead" ("The Flea," L-5-6). The reader realizes that the speaker in Donne's poem possesses a strong and vivid imagination, as he believes that the intermingling of his and his mistress's blood in the flea is equivalent to having sex without physical contact, which is more, then they have engaged in, in reality...
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