The Flea structure

Question 1

Effect of rhyme scheme

Answer 1

Focuses on the union of three, the flea, the woman and him
Calm connotes a reasonableness to his argument

Question 1

Whats the rhyme scheme?

Answer 1

Three rhyming couplets
Tercet seperate from couplets

Question 2

Whats the meter?

Answer 2

Alternates between iambic pentameter and Iambic tetrameter

Question 3

Effect of meter

Answer 3

Mirrors the gulf between the heavy topics and playfulness of argument
Familiarity and discontent also captured by meters

Question 4

What effect do the end stops have?

Answer 4

Slow the poem down as if the speaker is really considering his argument

Question 5

What effect does the caesura have?

Answer 5

Gives it a more conversational feel as if given a break for her to reply