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Signify Poem Conceit Flea X3 John Donne Bite

Front What does it signify in the poem to use the conceit of a flea? x3
(John Donne)
Back •Bite results in 'our two bloods mingled be' which is symbolic of sex, according to contemporary belief
•Reduces the act to a mere insect bite => the speaker tries to ridicule the woman's moral objections - trivialising chastity
•Becomes a place where their love is consecrated 'marriage temple' (euphemism for sex?)- threatens to kill it is 'sacrilege' (act against God)

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