Quiz 10 Flashcards
a long narrative poem in elevated or dignified language that tells the story of a hero and reflects the values of a culture
epic poetry
celestial; heavenly
ethereal
unbreakable
adamantine
to bitterly regret
rue
angels with three wings; member of the highest order of angels
Seraphim
locations where God delivered the Ten Commandments to Moses
Oreb and Sinai
wild; turbulent
tempestuous
eternal punishment; damnation
perdition
refusing to change course of action; unyielding
obdurate
Urania
Heavenly Muse
a very steep drop
precipice
the continuation of a sentence without pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza
enjambment
doubtful; uncertain
dubious
the ruler of the realm of confusion on the edge of hell
Chaos
heavenly; divine
supernal
poetic form of Paradise Lost
iambic pentameter blank verse
invoking the Heavenly Muse
epic convention
“Th’ infernal Serpent; he it was whose guile
Stirred up with envy and revenge …”
seduced our “grandparents”
where Satan was thrown
“adamantine chains and penal fire”
Satan’s resolution
- “Yet not for those,*
- Nor what the potent Victor in his rage*
- Can else inflict, do I repent or change”*
- “Titanian or Earth-born, that warred on Jove,*
- Briareos or Typhon, whom the den*
- By ancient Tarsus held”*
Satan described through simile
“And high permission of all-ruling heaven”
“Left him at large to his own dark designs”
Milton’s request and aim
- “…what in me is dark*
- Illumine, what is lowe raise and support;*
- That to the height of this great argument,*
- I may assert Eternal Providence,*
- And justify the ways of God to men.”*
the usual material of epic poetry
heroes fighting in great battles
why God left Satan “at large to his own dark designs”
to see how all his malice served only to bring forth infinite goodness, grace, and mercy on man
