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Batter My Heart - Coggle Diagram
Batter My Heart
Language
Violent
'batter my heart' - violent imperative, trochee style equates weaponry
'break, blow, burn' - alliterative tricolon of violent verbs
'that I may rise and stand, o'erthrow me' - paradoxical ideas enforce violence
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penitence imagery
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'divorce me, untie, or break that knot again' - begging for forgiveness
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structure
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enjambment gives casual, conversational tone
does not fall into iambic pentameter, reflecting his imperfections
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Themes and Comparison
Penitence: Love III, Redemption, The Collar, Earth's Corners, A Hymn to God the Father