Breif notes on the critical aapreciation of the poem hymn to god the father
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“A Hymn to God The Father” belongs to “Holy Sonnets” of John Donne, in which he, after careful analysis of his life, asks forgiveness of his sins.
“A Hymn to God The Father” transpires that the poem has three stanzas and each stanza has six lines. Stanza scheme is “ABABAB”. John Donne has not used any conceit in this poem. Poet has guilt in his mind regarding his origin and his sins. The mood of the poet is sad. The theme of the poem is of repentance and forgiveness. Donne is confessing his sin without revealing them to his readers. He wants further Divine aid in order to get success in next life. He is hopeful that Christ and God would be merciful and he will definitely be successful in eternal life. The poet, at the end of every stanza, writes “For I have more” but when he ends the poem, he writes “I fear no more”. It seems that he has found a way to success in both lives i.e. forgiveness.