Holy Sonnet XIV ('Batter my heart') (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Form of Holy Sonnet XIV
Form of Holy Sonnet XIV
Petrarchan sonnet
Style of Donne's Holy Sonnets
Style of Donne's Holy Sonnets
Metaphysical
Historical period of the poem
Historical period of the poem
Early 17th century
Metre of Holy Sonnet XIV
Metre of Holy Sonnet XIV
Iambic pentameter
Extended metaphor in the poem
Extended metaphor in the poem
Soul as besieged city
Device showing spiritual complexity
Device showing spiritual complexity
Paradox
What the city symbolises
What the city symbolises
Speaker's soul besieged by sin
What 'batter' suggests
What 'batter' suggests
Violent, transformative action
Role of reason in the poem
Role of reason in the poem
God's viceroy/representative in speaker
Meaning of 'enthral'
Meaning of 'enthral'
To enslave or captivate