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Poets have often used symbols to convey deeper messages that they were either too afraid or felt that normal language lacked the power to express. Often when a symbol is used, the reader digs deeper into the issue more than if the message was simply shot out in the open. These symbols and metaphors can be used to portray beautiful things, or could be used to create a more compelling argument in a more subtle way.
In the poem "The Flea" by John Donne, the speaker uses clever sexual innuendo and metaphors in an attempt to manipulate a certain girl into losing her virginity to him. The poem begins with the speaker explaining that a flea has bit both him and her, and now both of their blood mixes inside it. He continues to try and lay the girl by saying that the flea has accomplished the same thing without "wooing" her. Obviously slightly frustrated, the speaker continues to plug away, describing how the flea is being pampered with both his and her blood, alas, this seems to be more......

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