Which two lines in this excerpt suggest the physical union of the lovers? the flea by john donne (excerpt) mark but this flea, and mark in this, [(a.) how little that which thou deniest me is; ] me it sucked first, and now sucks thee, [(b.) and in this flea our two bloods mingled be; ] thou know'st that this cannot be said [(c.) a sin, or shame, or loss of maidenhead; ] yet this enjoys before it woo, [(d.) and pampered swells with one blood made of two; and this, alas, is more than we would do.]

The correct answers are

[(b.) And in this flea our two bloods mingled be;]

Thou know'st that this cannot be said

and

[(d.) And pampered swells with one blood made of two;

And this, alas, is more than we would do.]

In this poem, the flea clearly symbolizes their love.

In the answer (b.), their bloods are mixed in this flea and this could metaphorically signify mixing their bodily fluids while engaging in intercourse.

In the answer (d.), it is clear that the speaker is denied intercourse with this woman and extends his argument from the sentence (b.) that their bloods mixed in the flee signify their physical union and that, despite what the society might suggest about her loss of virginity, there is nothing shameful about this act.

Look at this flea, and you'll understand that what you're denying me is very trivial. The flea sucked my blood first and then it sucked your blood. Now our bloods are mingled in the flea’s blood. This mixing of bloods is not a sin or anything to be ashamed of. The flea now grows big with a new life inside it. The little bloodsucking flea has achieved much more than what we as lovers have attained.

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1.   in sonnet 18, the speaker wants to describe the beauty of his love, but can’t find the words to do so. the speaker says “then in mid-utterance the lay was lost” when he tries to think of the words to describe his love’s beauty.   through his defeat of finding words to describe his love, he shows his love for her.

2.   instead of describing how perfect his love is or comparing her to other beautiful things, he says she is average and there is nothing special about her.   at the last 2 lines of the poem, the volta changes the poem by saying that even though his love is average in beauty, his love for her is special and unique. so instead of praising her throughout the whole poem, he contrasts her average characteristics with his special love for her.

3.   the beloved asked the speaker to describe how he feels about her. she begins to describe what she feels but "drop the torch" and says that she can't do it because the words "hid in me out of reach." the the speaker says "nay, let the silence of my womanhood command my woman-love to thy belief" and that her silence will have to be the answer to his question.