In this style, a line is composed of five long, unaccented syllables, each followed by a short, accented one. Paradise Lost is composed in the verse form of iambic pentameter-the same used by Shakespeare.
In a note he added to the second printing, Milton expresses contempt for rhyme in epic form. The poem is in blank verse, that is, non-rhyming verse. It has these elements in common with the Aeneid, the Iliad, and the Odyssey. It is a long, narrative poem it follows the exploits of a hero (or anti-hero) it involves warfare and the supernatural it begins in the midst of the action, with earlier crises in the story brought in later by flashback and it expresses the ideals and traditions of a people. Paradise Lost has many of the elements that define epic form. He dictated the entire work to secretaries. By the time he began writing Paradise Lost in the late 1650’s, Milton had become blind. For his subject matter he chose the fundamentals of Christian theology. Milton had contemplated the composition of an epic poem for many years. It is, in that sense, a Puritanical work. Paradise Lost, as much as anything, is a series of arguments put forth by the characters, which in turn ultimately expresses Milton’s personal truth. And at one point Milton was actually jailed for recording them on paper. In Milton’s day Puritanism meant having politically radical views. He wrote scathing pamphlets against corruption in the Anglican Church and its ties to King Charles. IN THE MID-SEVENTEENTH century, John Milton was a successful poet and political activist. John Milton's Paradise Lost: A Brief Introduction (Switch to desktop view)
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