What does the 'bracelet of bright hair about the bone' represent in Donne's 'The Relic'?
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Correct answer: A love token persisting even in the grave, suggesting spiritual immortality
Donne imagines his grave being reopened and the hair found on his skeleton. He uses this to suggest that his love was so extraordinary that he and his mistress will be mistaken for saints, effectively 'canonized' by their devotion.
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