Sinfulness in Christianity is well-explained in a poem called "Paradise Lost.... When Alexander Pope wrote line 16, he wrote it as a variation of John Milton's "Paradise Lost" opening lines. ... Pope tries to refrain from subjecting the reader to a religious background and instead Pope takes a more philosophical approach to compare his own perception of the opening line of "Paradise Lost". ...

• Word Count: 1599
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Some examples of poetry he translated were Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, John Milton's Paradise Lost, and Aenid. ... "Methinks already I your Tears survey, Already hear the horrid things they say, Already see you a degraded Toast, And all your Honour in a Whisper lost!" ... Not all the Tresses that fair Head can boast Shall draw such Envy as the Lock you lost. ...

• Word Count: 1460
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School