john milton's stuf Flashcards

1
Q

milton lived under the reign of

A

cromwell

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2
Q

milton was destined for the _____

A

clergy

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3
Q

paradise lost is comprised of ____ books

A

12

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4
Q

how long did it take to write paradise lost

A

7 years

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5
Q

paaradise lost is about _____ v.s.

A

freewill v.s. destiny

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6
Q

“That with no middle flight intends to soar”

what does this mean?

A

paradise lost

does not want poem to be mediocre

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7
Q

“What in me is dark”

A

paradise lost

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8
Q

signifigance of this quote “I may assert ______ ______

and justify the ways of God to men”

A

Eternal providence

purpose of paradise lost

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9
Q

who are the grandparents in paradise lost

A

adam and eve

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10
Q

who is the arch-enemy

A

Satan

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11
Q

“with suppliant knee, and deify his power”

A

paradise lost, easy to bend knee,

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12
Q

“doing or suffering; but of this be sure,

to do aught good never will be our task

A

paradise lost

It won’t do any Good

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13
Q

why did God leave satan alone?

A

through his malice, to bring damnation

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14
Q

“what shall be right; farthest from him is best”
him?
speaker?

A

him-God

speaker-satan

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15
Q

“can make a heaven of helll, a hell of heaven”

A

allusion to hamlet

paradise lost

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16
Q

“Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven”

A

paradise lost

17
Q

what sonnet marks the occasion of milton’s 23rd bday

A

how soon hath time

18
Q

on milton’s 23rd bday, he realizes the

A

meagerness of his writing

19
Q

who is the great taskmaster in how soon hath time

A

God

20
Q

what age did milton go blind

A

48

21
Q

in how soon hath time, what is found in the octave and the sestet

A

octave-realizes that he doesn’t have much time

sestet- accepts will of heaven to achieve with time left

22
Q

in when I consider how my light is spent, what is found in the octave and sestet

A

octave- what he thinks about hiding his talent

sestet- realizes that he can serve God by standing and waiting

23
Q

what is a yoke

A

burden