FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JOHN MILTON
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
his writings
|
|
|
his blindness
|
|
|
Either A or B
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Context: The poet thinks of his blindness before he is even fifty. It worries him that his poetic gift, given by God, is lying useless with him. It is possible that God may take him to task after his death for not using his gift.
Detailed explanation-2: -Stanza – 1 He feels sad that he will not be able to serve the God with his talent of writing poetry. In this poem Milton is very unhappy and feels sad because he became completely blind when he was in his forty-fourth year.
Detailed explanation-3: -"On His Blindness” centers on Milton’s faith in God as he is losing his sight.
Detailed explanation-4: -When the speaker notes that his or her “light is spent” in the poem’s first line, this means literally that the speaker has lost his or her eyesight.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: In the opening lines of the poem “On His Blindness", the poet is bitter because being blind makes it difficult for him to use his literary talent to glorify God and he even felt bad that God might scold him for not using his talents.