... not just those persons, which we were". The majority of the poem concentrates on the possible arguments a lover might use; giving the impression that Donne was bitter over this experience. However, the final couplet turns this notion on its head, as we realise that the arguments used in the poem ... are ones that he himself may use; supporting Coleridge's statement that the poem should be titled "Mutual Inconsistency". This turnaround is an example of Donne's humour; while at one level his poems may seem sexist (indeed arrogant), there is also self-mockery running throughout the poem, a...

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