| Front | The flea: Structure and form x6 |
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| Back | •dramatic monologue + first person narrative (fictional persona) + lyric + dyllogistic argument •rigid + ordered - reflects confidence of speaker •uses new rhythm when presenting a new idea or argument (2-line units for each argument) •lines alternate between iambic terameter and pentameter - suggests urgency? •triplet end of last stanza may be more emphatic (forceful), or express overriding feeling of eclipsing discontent •tripartite argument |
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