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PARADISE LOST

Paradise Lost OutlineThesis: In Paradise Lost, Milton creates a Hell that is easily
imagined through his use of concrete images, powerful diction, and serious tone. I.
Paradise Lost is a great epicA. John Milton....a dedicated figure, in the
seventeenth-century English literature (Diaches 390).B. Paradise Lost is considered to be
a triumph beyond which, in its own kind, the force of English poetry could no farther go
(Hopkins 153).C. In Paradise Lost, Milton creates a Hell that is easily imagined through
his use of concrete images, powerful diction, and serious tone.II. Concrete images are
used by Milton to create a Hell that is easily imagined.A. With ... eyes / That sparkling
blazed(Milton 283 193-4)B. Imagery is used to describe Satan's scaly rind (Milton 283
206) .C. With hideous ruin and combustion, down / To bottomless perdition, there to dwell
/ In adamantine chains and penal fire (Milton280 46-8).III. Powerful diction is used and
creates a image of Hell in Paradise Lost.A. With floods and whirling winds of tempest
fire (Milton 280 77).B.  Where peace and rest can never dwell (Milton 280 66-7).C. Who
durst defy the Omnipotent (Milton 280 49).IV. Tone is also a element that is used in
Paradise Lost.A. To whom the Archenemy, / And thence in Heaven called Satan, with bold
words / Breaking the horrid silence, thus began (Milton 280 81-3).B. And justify the ways
of God to men (Milton 278 26).C. Treble confusion, wrath, and vengeance poured (Milton
283 220).V. The epic, Paradise Lost, is known for being a Christian epic.A.  his long
narrative and dramatic poems all deal with disputes (Wain 1657).B. Milton creates a image
of Hell through literary devices.C. In Paradise Lost, Milton creates a Hell that is
easily imagined through his use of concrete images, powerful diction, and serious tone.
Paradise Lost Critical AnalysisEd TrueloveMarch 25, 1999LondonJohn Milton's Paradise Lost
is a narrative epic that was written in the seventeenth century. John Milton was known as
a dedicated figure in... English Literature (Diaches 390). Paradise Lost is considered to
be a triumph beyond which, in its own kind, the force of English poetry could no farther
go (Hopkins 153). In Paradise Lost, Milton creates a Hell that is easily imagined through
his use of concrete images, powerful diction, and serious tone. The literary device of
imagery is used to create concrete images. Milton creates an image of Satan that can be
seen in the minds of his readers. This can be shown a number of times throughout the
epic. With...eyes / That sparkled and blazed and his scaly rind help describe and create
an image of Satan (Milton 283 193-4, 283 206). He also creates a mental picture of Hell
for the readers. This can be shown when God casts Satan With hideous ruin and combustion,
down / To bottomless perdition, there to dwell / In adamantine chains and penal fire out
of Heaven (Milton 280 46-8). There are many literary devices that can be used to devise
an image of Hell. Milton also uses powerful diction to help create an image of Hell and
Satan in Paradise Lost. Hell is described as a place with floods and whirling winds of
tempest fire and Where peace and rest can never dwell (Milton 280 77, 280 66-7). Milton
wants the reader to know that Hell is a evil and unhappy place to be. Satan is then
referred to as the one Who durst defy the Omnipotent  (Milton 280 49). Diction is used by
Milton to convey a particular meaning and express what he wants the reader to think.
Milton also uses a serious tone to convey his meaning of Hell and Satan to his audience.
Tone is writers attitude toward their work. To whom the Archenemy, / And thence in Heaven
called Satan, with bold words / Breaking horrid silence, thus began and as well as Treble
confusion, wrath, and vengeance poured is what Milton writes to let the reader know that
the tone has turned very serious. Paradise Lost is known for being a Christian epic and
Milton is known for his long narrative and dramatic poems all deal with disputes (Wain
1657). In Paradise Lost, Milton creates a Hell that is easily imagined through his use of
concrete images, powerful diction, and serious tone. Works CitedDiaches, David. A
Critical History of English Literature. New York: The Ronald Press Company. 1970.
390.Hopkins, Kennith .English Poetry:A Short Story. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott
Company. 1962.153.Wain, John.The Critical Perspective. New York: Chelsea House
Publishers: 1986. 1657.Milton, John. English Literature with World Masterpieces. New
York: Glencoe.1989.278.