ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JOHN MILTON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ff. ideas are true about the sonnet ‘On His Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty-Three EXCEPT ____
A
It was written on December 9, 1608
B
It is a devotional sonnet of a man of God
C
It is the poet’s reflections on his late maturing
D
It was written in reflection of his growth as a writer.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -ON HIS BEING ARRIVED AT THE AGE OF 23. HOW soon hath time, the subtle thief of youth, Stolen on his wing my three and twentieth year!

Detailed explanation-2: -In the final six lines of the sonnet, Milton acknowledges that time, whether “soon or slow, ” will still inevitably lead him to God. This is the same future that all men will face, “however mean or high.” Time will lead Milton to God, if he can accept the limitations of earthly time.

Detailed explanation-3: -On His Being Arrived at the Age of 23 by John Milton in Hindi.

Detailed explanation-4: -On his arrival at the age of twenty-three comments on how a man’s life has gone by, what he’s done and achieved and what role God plays into the life of humanity. The poem shows the concerns that Milton had about his career when he was young and still hadn’t chosen his own way in life.

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