Batter My Heart' by John Donne (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Period 'Batter My Heart' written
Period 'Batter My Heart' written
Early 17th century
Poetic movement Donne belonged to
Poetic movement Donne belonged to
Metaphysical poets
Type of sonnet form used
Type of sonnet form used
Petrarchan sonnet
Metre of 'Batter My Heart'
Metre of 'Batter My Heart'
Iambic pentameter
Rhyme scheme of the octave
Rhyme scheme of the octave
ABBAABBA
What 'three-person'd God' refers to
What 'three-person'd God' refers to
The Trinity
Extended metaphor for speaker's soul
Extended metaphor for speaker's soul
Besieged city
Meaning of 'fain'
Meaning of 'fain'
Gladly or willingly
Meaning of 'enthral'
Meaning of 'enthral'
To enslave or captivate
Central paradox about freedom in poem
Central paradox about freedom in poem
True freedom through divine captivity