John Donne The Flea

“The Flea” by John Donne is an interesting poem that is both funny and clever. The poem was made in the 16th century and it shows from the speaker’s old fashioned way of talking to a woman. The author uses the “Flea” as the man’s strong desire to sleep with the woman. He cleverly uses the idea of the flea to add humor to the story by using the flea as an excuse for his dirty needs. Additionaly, part of the humor is the man’s dedication to woo the woman into his arms even though she has zero interest in the speaker. The exciting part of the poem is whether the woman will actually agree to take part of this man’s charade. In the end, the woman kills the flea despite the man’s effort.
In the beginning right of the bat the speaker shows his passion to this woman by talking about the “Flea”. Although the man was trying hard to explain that they belong to each other and it is not a sin or shame what they are about to do the woman is not
He even refers to the flea as a holy act and that it is sacrilege if the woman kills the flea. Despite his desperate plead to save the flea, the woman swatted the flea dead. “Cruel and sudden” (line 19) the speaker was rejected. He asked the woman what did the flea ever did wrong “Where in could this flea guilty be” (line 21) he switched from begging to blaming the woman.
I chose this poem because i can relate to the speaker back when i was a young man trying to get lucky to some lady that has no interest in me. I came to understanding about this poem after my third time reading through. I knew this is something about a man and a woman when the author mentioned about "one blood made of two" s poem by John Donne is a classic comedy between a man and a woman in the 16th century. The clever use of flea as a metaphor for sex made the poem more fun to read. In the end, the man suffered from a bad rejection and perhaps