To His Mistress Going to Bed

How does the poet use euphemism in the poem, To His Mistress Going to Bed?

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"Heaven's zone" is a description of the sky which appears early in the poem (5). It is not so much a symbol as a euphemism, representing the female genitalia. This euphemism allows the poet to allude to the beauty and power he finds in this intimate part of his lover's body, and introduces the theme of spirituality.

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