Love and religion are two of the most common subjects in poetry. Many of Donne's poems are about one of these two very different subjects; his works are linked by the continued use of devices such as allusion, metaphor and wordplay; providing a connection for each poem, but a different context for each. “The Flea,” “The Holy Sonnet VII,” and “A Hymn to God the Father” each have distinct themes, but find common ground through the use of common literary devices. “The Flea” is a carnal poem where the speaker tries to convince his lover to be inclined towards him. "Holy Sonnet VII" and "A Hymn to God the Father" are religious poems that address apocalyptic visions and serve as a reverent remembrance of God, while mentioning the act of forgiving wrongdoings previously committed by the speaker. Donne systematically uses allusions, usually biblical, throughout his poems. Even in an erotic love poem, he manages to insert "three lives in one flea", alluding to the Christian idea of ​​the Holy Trinity. In “The Flea,” the speaker sheds his religious values ​​by comparing the three mixed bloods inside the parasite to God, his Son, and the Holy Spirit. This biblical allusion seems paradoxical, since the speaker is attempting to continue an ungodly act using spiritual thinking. Donne's use of biblical allusions follows "Holy Sonnet VII", with the general apocalyptic visions present in the sonnet. The first three lines of the sonnet begin with an allusion to the Day of Judgment, recalling that the angels will sound their trumpets, then that humans will “rise, rise/from death, you infinite innumerable ones”. Not only does this allusion recall the end of the world, but it also serves as an apostrophe in stating that the angels "...... middle of paper ...... immortalize distinct events on a literary note the one page long. with the poetry of Donne. Works CitedBellette, Antony F. "'Small worlds made with cunning': significant form in Donne's 'Holy Sonnets' and 'Goodfriday, 1613'" Studies in Philology 72.3 (1975): 322-47. JSTOR. Internet. October 2011. Leigh, David J. “Donne’s “A Hymn to God the Father”: New Dimensions.” » Studies in Philology 75.1 (1978): 84-92. JSTOR. Internet. October 2011. Perrine, Laurence. “Explaining Donne: “The Apparition” and “The Flea”” Academic Literature 17.1 (1990): 1-20. JSTOR. Internet. October 1990. Bach, Rebecca Ann. “(Re)placing John Donne in the history of sexuality.” Elh 72.1 (2005): 259-89. MUSE project. Internet. Nov. 2011. .