ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JOHN MILTON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The poet in the octave states that he is ____ years old and is frustrated with having?
A
34, PTSD
B
67, too much stress
C
23, accomplished little
D
17, girls
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As he nears age twenty-four, the poet feels he is at the border between youth and manhood, a time to which he has “arrived so near.” He worries that when he reaches maturity his talent may be less, rather than more.

Detailed explanation-2: -John Milton. Sonnet 7. On his Being Arrived at the Age of 23. “How soon hath time, the subtle thief of youth."

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: In ‘’On His Blindness”, the octave identifies the problem created by Milton’s blindness. In the first eight lines, Milton says he considers how his blindness has limited him in serving God and worries that the Lord will return to ‘’chide” him for not serving.

Detailed explanation-4: -On Having Arrived At the Age of Twenty-Three by John Milton #onhavingarrivedat23 #johnmilton #sem1-YouTube.

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