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On His Blindness
Title: On His Blindness
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 375 | Pages: 1.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
On His Blindness
“On His Blindness”
The poem “On his Blindness”, written by John Milton is considered, aside from Paradise Lost, one of his best works. The way the poem was written did not appeal to me, as it was somewhat hard to read. Although I was not intrigued by the style of the sonnet, I greatly enjoyed the meaning and substance of the poem. It is easy to see why this poem would be placed amongst the …showed first 75 words of 375 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 375 total…poem. Normally Cavalier poetry is written with notions of honor, loyalty, and an attitude of carpe diem. In “On His Blindness”, Milton does not write about honor, nor does he write about loyalty, and he does not take the position of carpe diem. The tone of Cavalier poetry is usually witty and melodious. Even though Milton’s poem is not dark or pessimistic, it does not take on those attributes of a model Cavalier poem.
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