The Flea (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Collection containing 'The Flea'
Collection containing 'The Flea'
Songs and Sonnets
Poetic style of 'The Flea'
Poetic style of 'The Flea'
Metaphysical poetry
Number of stanzas in 'The Flea'
Number of stanzas in 'The Flea'
Three nine-line stanzas
Central conceit in 'The Flea'
Central conceit in 'The Flea'
Flea as metaphor for sexual union
Meaning of 'maidenhead'
Meaning of 'maidenhead'
Virginity
Poetic tradition of 'The Flea'
Poetic tradition of 'The Flea'
Carpe diem tradition
Period when Donne wrote 'The Flea'
Period when Donne wrote 'The Flea'
Late 16th and early 17th centuries
Meaning of 'mark' in the poem
Meaning of 'mark' in the poem
To observe or pay attention
Flea's body described as
Flea's body described as
Living walls of jet
'Purpled thy nail' refers to
'Purpled thy nail' refers to
Bloodstained nail after crushing flea