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Milton's poem about his blindness, beginning "When I consider how my light is spent" is a(n)

English sonnet
o pastoral elegy
Italian sonnet
o short epic

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Answer:

Italian sonnet.

Step-by-step explanation:

An Italian sonnet, also known as Petrarchan sonnet is a sonnet form that has the structure of an 8-lined stanza and a 6-lined stanza. The rhyming scheme of the sonnet is abba abba and cdccdc. This means that the first 8 lines will have the rhyme abba abba, and the next 6 lines will be cdc cdc.

John Milton's "Sonnet 19: When I consider how my light is spent" is a Petrarchan sonnet with the same structure. Here, Milton talks about his sudden change in life- his blindness and the concerns he has when he will be blind.

Thus, the correct answer is the third option.

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