FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JOHN MILTON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Couplet
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Octave
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Sestet
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Quatrain
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Likely written in the mid-1650s, after Milton lost his eye-sight, the poem reflects on the physical and spiritual challenges the speaker faces as a blind person. He feels unable to complete the tasks that God has set for him, and worries that he is squandering his capacity to serve God.
Detailed explanation-3: -John Milton’s poem, “On His Blindness, ” is an example of a Petrarchan sonnet and follows the rhyme scheme ABBAABBA CDECDE.
Detailed explanation-4: -A) The octave is somber, while the sestet is more accepting and hopeful.