Comparing The Flea and Valentine Essay -- John Donne Sex Carol Ann Duf

comparing The Flea and ValentineThe flea is a metaphysical poem about(predicate) a man attempt to argue a virgininto bed to have sexual confabulation with him. This poem was almostlikely written to amexercising the readers and probably more than for a largermale audience. The poem was written in the recently 17th century in aperiod where sex at bottom marriage was like a household chore, stillsoci eachy, sex out front marriage was like a sin, because society wasextremely religious. John Donne is attempting to define these thoughtsout of her head and persuade her to have sex with him.Metaphysical poets use a lot of elaborate and extended comparisons.They wrote energetic and vigorous poems that went against the viridityliterature of the time.There are lead stanzas in the poem all 9 lines each, making it aregular stanza and rhyming form. Each stanza consists of three rhymingcouplets and one rhyming triplet.The eldest stanza is strong and persuasive and is the gate tothe po em. In this stanza he makes the girl look at the flea.Mark hardly this flea, and mark in thisHow little that which thou deniest me isWith the flea being the title, introducing the word flea into thefirst line of the poem gets straight into the poem. There is no buildup it is just like a conversation with Donne talking to the girl. He likewise implies that such a little thing like virginity should not turn awaythem of making love. The girl may seem offended by this, but it doesnot stop John Donne.He tries to make the girl live stuck together with him and that theyare as one.It suckd me first, and now sucks theeAnd in this flea our two bloods mingled beThe two bloods mixing together like sexual intercourse. During sexualinter... ...times. I dont feel it was a genuinely good way to go about telling someoneof the love that you hold for them.The part of The Flea which I enjoyed the most is where he employreligious imagery to seduce the girl. If he hadnt had used that thenI dont thi nk that his plan wouldve worked. Also, the quick way inwhich he changed his view on the argument after the girl killed theflea was precise sharp in my opinion and sly and cunning.I think that chirp Ann Duffys poem was all about showing your love invery definitive ways and not just with cards and chocolate, but withsomething that truly means something. I think that it would aggregationmore to the female of the species, and the flea would appeal more tothe male of the species.Metaphysical poetry appeals to me, and so does John Donne and I wouldexpect that many of his poems were similar to this.