Tone Of The Flea By John Donne

In the poem The Flea by John Donne, in the first stanza the speaker attempts to seduce his lover by using the words "sin" and "shame" with a negative connotation which reveals a persuasive tone about how the speaker tries to convince his lover that the flea sucking their blood is not a negative action. In the second stanza, the speaker desperately attempts to make his point believable to his lover by expressing, "Oh stay, three lives in one flea spare, where we almost, nay more than married are." The positive connotation of the words "three lives in one flea" and "more than married are" reveal a dramatic tone. Finally, in the third stanza, the negative connotation of the words "cruel and sudden" and "blood of innocence" reveal an offended tone