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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Milton began writing poetry atIn 'On Time''Envious Time' is a mythological allusionA plummet is a lead weightIn 'On Shakespear'

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