ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JOHN MILTON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The end of the poem talks about how God, his ____ is keeping an eye on the speaker and what he is doing with his life and the gifts that God has given him.
A
his great Task-Master
B
his Gift
C
his Savior
D
his spring
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Gifts of God or The Pulley is a spiritual, yet beautiful poem by George Herbert– the great Metaphysical Poet. The poem is based on the idea of man’s connection with God– who created the man.

Detailed explanation-2: -He worries, although he is still confident of his future. In the final six lines of the sonnet, Milton acknowledges that time, whether “soon or slow, ” will still inevitably lead him to God.

Detailed explanation-3: -About the Poem “On His Blindness” Soon he realizes that God is a king of the kings He does not need any gifts, service or talent of His creature. In the end, he gets consolation from himself.

Detailed explanation-4: -He believes that God does not need his talent. The one who bears his problems (as the poet is bearing his blindness) also serves God. The poet cites the example of angels just stand and wait for orders of God. According to the poet those angels are serving God and like them, he is also serving Him.

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