Question

Match the underlined words in the lines from John Milton’s paradise lost with their definitions

Answer 1

1. Distress (sorrow) - C - Dismay

2. Cunning (deceit) - D- Guile

3. Eternal Punishment - A - Peridition

4. Grassy area - B - Green

The sentences use the synonyms of the words.

Answer 2

The answer is:

• Perdition: eternal punishment
• Green: grassy area
• Dismay: distress
• Guile: cunning

Epic poem "Paradise Lost," by John Milton deals with Adam and Eve's temptation by the disgraced angel Satan and their banishing from the garden of Eden. Therein, it directs attention to God's reasons for his actions after Satan's evil persuades Adam and Eve to challenge God's command.