what is happening in each stanza of "the Flea"? That is , what are the stages of the speaker's arguments? how convincing do you find the speaker's arguments? what do you think would be their effect upon the woman? 2. what is the tone of the poem? 3. the use of "conceit"( an elaborately developed metaphor) as a basis for argument is one characteristic of Donne's Metaphysical poetry. How do the conceits contribute to the argument in this poem?