break that knot again". Here he is saying that in order to punish him God must "Divorce him". He is comparing his relationship with God as a marriage. This idea may not be as far off as comparing him to a town, but it is still an example of metaphysical conceit.Metaphors are evident all through Donne's writing, he uses symbols and paradoxes constantly, giving human characteristics to inhuman objects, letting one thing stand for another in order to allow the reader to better understand his feelings and thoughts on a subject. Donne's poem "The Flea" Donne uses the Flea as a metaphor throughout the entire poem. The poem is actually a sexual poem where he is talking to his lover and trying to convince her to go to bed with him. He starts out the poem by referring to a flea that has just bitten his arm and how it is now showing a mingling of three bloods, his, his lovers, and the fleas. By saying this he is using the flea to represent the holy trinity. United and joined together in the flea are the three bloods, therefore why shouldn't' they be united and joined together in bed. He then uses the symbol of the flea to say that if she were to kill the flea she would not only be killing one soul, but instead three because the flea is a representation of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. By killing the flea she is also killing him. The flea is used as a metaphor for life throughout the poem.Donne's poem "Song" is a poem of impossibilities such as to "Go and catch a falling star", or "Teach me to hear the mermaids singing". The mermaids are a symbol for the Sirens whose song only Odysseus heard without dying, and we all know that it is impossible to catch a falling star. This poem uses impossibilities and word usage to challenge one to go and try something that may seem impossible. His use of words and symbols in this poem make it one of my favorites. As you can see Donne uses many aspects of metaphors, metaphysical conceit, symbols ...
