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"Batter My Heart" by John donne

This is a religious sonnet which reflects Donne’s deep spiritual conviction. It is a colloquy in which he expresses his desire for a better relationship with god. He appeals to god saying thus far god has treated his sinful life to gently; “for you as yet but knock, breathe, shine and seek to mend. “In these lines of the octave Donne uses these gentle and soft sounding verbs to make known his feelings
Instead he desires god to “batter” his heart. The persona in the poem commands god to be more
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