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What does the phrase "purpled thy nail" refer to in this excerpt from "The Flea" by John Donne?

Cruel and sudden, hast thou since
Purpled thy nail in blood of innocence?

A an injury the speaker's beloved incurred as he wooed her

B the shared blood of the speaker and his beloved in the flea

C the loss of the beloved's innocence symbolized by the flea

D the beloved's sudden cruel treatment of the speaker

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ProfChris1

What the phrase "purpled thy nail" actually refers to in this excerpt from "The Flea" by John Donne is:

A. An injury the speaker's beloved incurred as he wooed her.

The Flea

The Flea is known to be a poem composed by John Donne. The poem speaks about a flea that bites the speaker and also bites his beloved. After being bitten, they are now mingled together.

The phrase "purpled thy nail" in the poem reveals the injury the speaker incurred as a result of the wooing.

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Answer:

B. the shared blood of the speaker and his beloved in the flea

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