What technique does donne use to create a fast rhythm in the first half of holy sonnet xiv: batter my heart? *iambic pentameter*paradox*shocking metaphors*single-syllable verbs

Donne uses iambic pentameter to create a fast rhythm in the first half of Holy Sonnet XIV: Batter My Heart.

An iambic pentameter is a form of a metrical line in which each line contains five unstressed syllables followed by five stressed syllables. They are usually arranged in an alternating pattern.

In the poem, Donne asks God to increase the power of the holy so that they can dominate the people. He wants that God need not to knock or ask rather he should build the force on people. The poet uses paradox by asking God to throw him down like a town so that he can rise up after becoming stronger.

the swan might be a metaphor for our soul, which is ancient and timeless. the speaker wants to know where it's going and what it wants, what's the purpose in life. he asks our soul to follow him in knowing that god is us and the answer to the question "who am i" that was written on the wind of god's whim to know himself that blew over his being in the beginning of creation. and to connect to god consciously on the path to knowing him is the joy of loving him, like a bee that will grow and end our sorrows by ending desire. in that connection there is no doubt about god and existing forever.

he agrees with the monk's positions.