The Flea By John Donne And Easter Wings - 1412 Words

In the poems, â€Å"The Flea† by John Donne and â€Å"Easter Wings† by George Herbert use the literary device of a metaphor to convey the meaning of the poems. The use of metaphor by these two authors are essential to the themes of the poems. Metaphors are used to compare two different subjects to explain the poem. The metaphors in these poems draw from the central themes to help the reader understand the deeper meaning of the poem. â€Å"The Flea† uses the metaphor of the flea to explain the relationship of the two characters. It is also used as an entertainment element to the poem. The poem, â€Å"Easter Wings† uses metaphor to also use as an explanation tool to the reader. These poems use the literary device of a metaphor to relate the theme of each of†¦show more content†¦As the flea is holy, because of the divine nature of the mixing of their blood. Then killing the flea is killing what is holy. The mixing the blood of the narrator, woman, a nd the flea is also a metaphor for the holy trinity, as it is the mixing of three lives within one entity. It states in the poem, â€Å"Oh stay, three lives in one flea spare†. Thus the flea is a metaphor for the blood of innocence, which relates to the Christian element of the innocence of the blood of Jesus. The flea becomes a metaphor for the life of Jesus Christ and how it was his blood that saved people from sin. A metaphor in the poem, â€Å"Easter Wings† by George Herbert is in shown in the shape of the poem itself. As the shape of the poem is the shape of wings, which can be associated with a few different metaphorical elements. One way metaphor, is the association of the shape of the wings with the butterfly. This relation is comparing the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly, as similar that of the burial and resurrection of Christ. This metamorphosis of the change from a caterpillar to a butterfly can be a metaphor for the act of baptism. As it is representing of being buried to one’s sins and being born again. Also the shape of the butterfly wings, can be representative of one’s soul. In relation to this, the shape of the wings could additionally be indicative of theShow MoreRelatedthatcher4803 Words   |  20 Pagesthe fell of dark†¦Ã¢â‚¬  2. William Shakespeare, Sonnets 1-7 3. John Donne, â€Å"Valediction Forbidding Mourning†, â€Å"The Flea†, â€Å"Hymn to God, My God in my Sickness† 4. George Herbert, â€Å"The Collar†, â€Å"The Altar†, â€Å"Love III† 5. Andrew Marvell, â€Å"To his Coy Mistress† 6. T.S. Eliot, â€Å"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock†, â€Å"Journey of the Magi† 2. Poems for individual reading: 1. William Shakespeare Sonnet 73 (â€Å"That time of year†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ) 2. John Donne, â€Å"Holy Sonnet I† (â€Å"Thou hast made me†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ), â€Å"Holy Sonnet IX† (â€Å"If