In The Canonization, Donne uses metaphysical deceit in order to display the paradox of the lovers and the canonization of the saints in the Early church.
In The Sun Rising, Donne compares the sun to his love. He argues that just as the sun shines brightly on the world, so does his love shine through the world and remains bright.
In The Legacy, Donne professes his sincere love to a woman. He expresses how he would die without her love and his
In The Flea, Donne questions his lady by comparing "The Flea" that has already mingled their blood to a matimonial ceremony. Donne argues that the two are more than married and that she would lose no more virtue sleeping with than killing the flea.