1. Paradise Lost
In John Milton's Paradise Lost, Milton paints you a mental picture of what his garden of Eden looks like. ... Milton tends to capture your imagination with his style of word grouping, that almost puts you in a trance while reading his poem. ... The poem also explains that the serpent was sleeping when Satan takes over its body. ... "returns as a mist by night into Paradise; enters into the Serpent sleeping." ... The poem says, "Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel Sat, Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night;" Gabriel's story is the subplot of the poem th...
- Word Count: 308
- Approx Pages: 1
- Grade Level: High School