| Front | John Donne The Flea Explore: 'Mark but this flea, and mark in this, How little that which thou deny'st me is;' x4 |
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| Back | •'mark' imperative - authoritative tone established immediately + stage direction drawing attention to flea sucking on her naked body => eros •Caesura to pause after 'flea' and acoustically mark it •Intensifier 'how' in 'how little' persuades of the slightness of the request•Sibilance 'this...this.../deny'st...is' |
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