Poems By Milton (John Milton) — Flashcards

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John Milton was the poet and author of both poems. He began writing poetry at the age of ten, studied at Cambridge, read widely in Latin, Greek, Italian, and English, served as Latin Secretary, became…

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Milton became totally blind at the age of forty-five due to eyestrain from years of late night reading. This fact gives context to his poems, especially the reflective and serious tone linked with tim…

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On Time presents Time as a force that is eventually defeated by Eternity. The poem shows that what is false, vain, and mortal will be consumed, while truth, peace, love, and divine joy will remain.

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It addresses Time as something that may move quickly, but only for a limited race. The speaker treats Time as envious and temporary, because it will finally be overtaken by Eternity.

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The phrase suggests that ordinary hours move slowly and heavily, unlike Time’s rapid flight. It creates a contrast between the speed of Time and the slow pace of human experience.

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Plummets are lead weights whose slow mechanism activates the ticking mechanism in a clock. The image supports the idea of slow, measured movement and is a mechanical term connected with clockwork.

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Time is linked with what is temporary, useless, and mortal. These things have no lasting value, so Time may consume them, but their loss is shown as small because they do not belong to what is truly g…

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After all bad things are destroyed and even Time itself is consumed, Eternity arrives. Then joy, truth, peace, love, and divine goodness remain forever, and they triumph over Death, Chance, and Time.