Poems By Milton (John Milton)
CBSE · Class 12 · English
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John Milton: Key Facts
- John Milton began writing poetry at the age of ten.
- After finishing his education at Cambridge, he read widely in Latin, Greek, Italian and English literature.
- He was appointed Latin Secretary.
Poem 1: On Time
- The poem addresses Time directly as envious Time.
- Time is shown as something that moves fast, while hours are described as lazy leaden-stepping hours.
- The slow pace of hours is compared with the heavy Plummets pace.
Poem 2: On Shakespear.* 1630
- The poem asks why Shakespeare needs a physical monument.
- The poet says that stone memorials or pyramids are unnecessary for Shakespeare.
- Shakespeare is called Dear son of memory, great heir of Fame.
Language Study: Etymology and entomb'd
- Etymology studies the history of a word and its derivation.
- The word entomb'd is found in late Middle English and is derived from Middle French.
- The word entomb'd is of French origin and is found in use from 1578.
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