1. A Three-Personed God by John Donne
This is evident because of his placement of me's back to back. ... Furthermore, reason has proven to be weak or untrue; the whole idea guiding these lines is that God gave us reason (rationality) to defend ourselves from evil, but now the speaker's reason seems to have turned on God (or is just incapable of warding off evil), so the speaker is having trouble showing his faith in God. ... " This line indicates a turn in the sonnet, where the first eight lines presented the problem the next five will propose to offer a solution to it. ... Line ten "but am betrothed unto Your...
- Word Count: 1898
- Approx Pages: 8
- Grade Level: High School