Read these lines from "the flea" by john donne and answer the questions that follow: mark but this flea, and mark in this, how little that which thou deniest me is; me it sucked first, and now sucks thee, and in this flea our two bloods mingled be; thou know'st that this cannot be said a sin, or shame, or loss of maidenhead; and pampered swells with one blood made of two; and this, alas, is more than we would do. question 1 part a rewrite the lines in a plain style that is easy to understand.

"Mark but this flea, and mark in this,

How little that which thou deniest me is;

Me it sucked first, and now sucks thee,

And in this flea our two bloods mingled be;"

Summary:

pay attention to this little thing

it sucked for me not it sucks for you

now are joined

"Thou know'st that this cannot be said

A sin, or shame, or loss of maidenhead;"

Summary:

the little thing is bad

"And pampered swells with one blood made of two;

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

Summary:

2 became 1 and its more than it should be

"And pampered swells with one blood made of two;

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

SUMMARY:

because 2 became 1 it a big deal

yes the first one is correct .