Question

Choose two words from each of the following poems in the lesson that you did not know or had to look up in a dictionary: "On Shakespeare," "L’Allegro," "Il Penseroso," and Paradise Lost.Write a new sentence for each word using the same meaning of the word as is used in Milton’s text.Note that some words may have a different spelling in contemporary American English.

Answer 1

In the poem Il Penseroso, is possible to see the way Milton examines the path to becoming a thoughtful and contemplative person and also explores the benefits of having a life like that. The speaker of the poem examines philosophy, ideology, allegory, hymns and greek mithology in his search for wisdom. Milton uses words such as melancholy, silence, mute, night and lonely to create a quiet somber tone.