A POEM BURIED IN SNOW poet – Ayub Khawar In a square cottage in the middleOf a snow-covered terrainI sit wrapped in a worn-out blanket of the nightAnd there,at one corner Is placed a tray made of burnt clay On it, flickers an appalling lamp.The shrill of the sand laden Windrush through the slits of …
music in our soul If we go musical, suddenly from some unseen corner will enter the Beethoven music in our soul. The history of music till date will be incomplete if we scrap the music of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) out of it. Ludwig van Beethoven, a music prodigy, a genius, a legend, who roamed …
“The name of Milton”, says Raleigh, has become the work, not of biography nor of a theme, but of a style the most distinguished in our poetry”. Whatever he has written, in “The Paradise Lost”, every line of it impresses the reader of its originality. As Macaulay has said, “There is no square inch of …
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There is always controversy as to who is the hero of Paradise Lost? Some critics think that Satan is the actual hero whereas others favor Adam and even Jesus Christ. But Denis Surat considers Milton himself to be the hero of the poem. When we make a deep study of Paradise Lost Book I, we …
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In this article, we will try to know that who is responsible for the fall of Man Adam or Eve? We will illustrate it in the light of our interpretation of Book IX – Paradise Lost. (Read about Fall of Man in upcoming lines) Satan has heard that God has created a new world and …
An important ingredient of Milton’s grand style is his use of epic similes. By using the examples of Paradise Lost, Book – I, we will elaborate this fact in the next paragraphs. A striking feature of Milton’s style in Paradise lost, book – I is the use of epic similes, which may be considered as …
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Critical examination of opening lines of Paradise Lost and discussion about how Milton’s invocation is different from that of conventional pagan epics: The first twenty-six lines of Paradise Lost (Book I) constitute an introductory invocation or prayer to heavenly Muse to inspire and bless the poet to complete his task properly. In this way, John …
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‘When I consider how my light is spent,Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide,And that one talent which is death to hideLodged with me useless, though my soul more bentTo serve therewith my Maker, and presentMy true account, lest he returning chide,“Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?”I fondly ask. But Patience, to …
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