The donkey in Lovelace's poem serves as a metaphor for the common man. The donkey is a humble and oftentimes overlooked animal, much like how the common man is often ignored and trampled upon by those in power. The donkey's consumption of the Aeneid's teeth can be seen as a metaphor ...
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