Milton's Epic Voice: The Narrator in Paradise Lost |
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... action of the poem but the subject of a prediction made in the past about our future ) . The speaker as fallen man ... action how he assumed whatever disguises “ servd ” his ends ( IV , 398 ) , but this action is modified by repetitions ...
... action of the poem but the subject of a prediction made in the past about our future ) . The speaker as fallen man ... action how he assumed whatever disguises “ servd ” his ends ( IV , 398 ) , but this action is modified by repetitions ...
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... action of the poem , but are part of the total pattern of that action , not checks upon our immediate responses to drama , but a means of expressing the speaker's double point of view , his fallen knowledge and his inspired vision . To ...
... action of the poem , but are part of the total pattern of that action , not checks upon our immediate responses to drama , but a means of expressing the speaker's double point of view , his fallen knowledge and his inspired vision . To ...
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... action is , how- ever , only part of the speaker's total response , an organic and harmonious part . All the speeches which have moved us have been reported to us by the narrative voice whose de- scription and narration are one whole ...
... action is , how- ever , only part of the speaker's total response , an organic and harmonious part . All the speeches which have moved us have been reported to us by the narrative voice whose de- scription and narration are one whole ...
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abstract meanings Adam and Eve Adam's Fall Adam's story adjective allegory allusions angels Areopagitica argument asso associated beauty bird blind bard characters circle comparisons concrete and abstract contrast created creation critical darkness described device diction divine dramatic Earth elaborate epic introductions Eve's evoke experience express extended similes fables Faerie Queene fallen reader fallen world familiar feel Fortunate Fall God's guage Heaven Hell heroic illumination illustrate images inner light innocence inspired narrator interpretation invocation lines loss Lycidas Milton's epic mortal vision narrative voice narrator's nature noun Paradise Lost particular passage pastoral poetry pattern physical poet poetry qualities Raphael rator reality recognize references reminds sacred metaphors Samson Agonistes Satan scene sense shades shape share song speaker speech Spenser's story structure style syntax thee thir thou throughout the poem tion tone tradition true pastoral world truth unfallen unique unity vision words