John Donne

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…root, hearing mermaids singing and so on, Donne satirizes bitterly that there is no true and fair woman in the world. Although he is too biased against love, the conceits and metaphors Donne employs are novel and fantastic. In reading the poem, readers go through the emotional change from shock to puzzle to gradual understanding and finally the complete recognition and appreciation. That is exact the effect Donne wants to bring about through his conceits.