| Front | John Donne The Flea Explore: 'Cruel and sudden, has thou since Purpled thy nail in blood of innocence' x4 |
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| Back | •Caesura expresses surprise by her opposition - pauses juxtaposes word 'sudden' •Hard shell resists pressure and not easily killed - so gruesome image 'purpled thy nail' shows her great effort to undermine him (not passive) - though it's ambiguous as flea not definitively declared dead •Resembles death of Jesus => highly symbolic + contrasts triviality of purple nail •Sibilance 'sudden...has...since.../innocence' |
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