Analysis Of John Milton's 'On His Blindness'

 About the Author: John Milton- is the most eminent author after Shakespeare. John Milton lost his eyesight in 1664. This led him in writing this poem about him being blind. He wrote this poem to prove that even though he is blind, he has God that would complete his flaws and imperfections.
 Word Meanings:
• Ere- before
• Chide- reprimand
• Doth- do
• Yoke -a device borne upon the necks of oxen which are used to do labor

 Meaning of the lines:

• 1When I consider how my light is spent
• 2Ere half my days in this dark world and wide,
- These lines suggest that Milton is thinking how he lost and used his vision way back then. He is reminiscing how he lived his life before when he is still complete and has eyesight.
• 3And that one talent

It has 6 lines per stanza and consists of 10 syllables per line.
 Meter
All the lines in the poem are written in iambic pentameter. Each line has five pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables, for a total of ten syllables.
 Point of View: First-Person
- 1When I consider how my light is spent
From this line, it is evident that the poem is written in a first-person point of view. This is to justify the purpose of the author in writing the poem. And that purpose is to influence the readers to become passionate to work despite of all the obstacles that life will bring.
 Genre: Religion
 Tone: Influential The author has a motive of influencing the readers that everything happens for a reason. In the poem, maybe God get Milton’s sense of sight but because of it, Milton had seen the reality of life. He realized that it is not really the eyes that see rather the heart that feels.
 Writing Style: The author used more of dependent clauses in writing. He started the lines with the words when, before, that etc. I think he uses this style because just like the poem that has an incomplete thought, he also feels incomplete for the lost of