4 Matching Annotations
- Mar 2022
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he above the restIn shape and gesture proudly eminent [ 590 ]Stood like a Towr; his form had yet not lostAll her Original brightness, nor appear'dLess then Arch Angel ruind, and th' excessOf Glory obscur'd: As when the Sun new ris'nLooks through the Horizontal misty Air [ 595 ]Shorn of his Beams, or from behind the MoonIn dim Eclips disastrous twilight shedsOn half the Nations, and with fear of changePerplexes Monarchs.
the language and word choice used here portrays Satan rather heroic
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- Jan 2022
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darkness visible
oxymoron -- sorrow, woe, doleful shades, are visible only in darkness used as symbolism
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foul revolt?
"foul" -- word choice paired with seduced (sexual innuendo)
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adventrous Song,
comparing himself to other great epic poets - Homer, Virgil -- and his character of Adam to other epic heroes - "invoke thy aid..." sounds demanding on Milton's part -- he demands to the reader he has something important to say
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