Download The Flea Poem Background. Let us fly! said the flea. The exact date of its composition is unknown, but it is probable that donne wrote this poem in the 1590s when he was a young law student at lincoln's inn.
A tongue twister is a funny tiny poem or expression that does not only make students laugh but also helps to improve the pronunciation.
Alchemy was medieval science which aimed at the discovery of the elixir of life or the philosopher's the title love's alchemy or the alchemy of love is an ironic phrase that sets the tone of satire from the very title of the poem. His first observation is the fact that the woman was not wooed by the to him, the flea has done more than the man has been able to do with her. Donne), addressing a woman (believed to be his lover). The exact date of its composition is unknown.