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ex. 1

line 7 contains a question, and lines 9-14 answer to it.

ex.2

a. John Milton is speaking.

b. he becames blind, so he can't see the world, he sees only darkness.

100. the talent that is given to John Milton is writing, but now heis blind, so he can't write and he is afraid because he can't still serve him.

     d. his Maker is God.

     e.he doesn't know how to serve God because hs is blind.

ex.3

the patience replies.

It says that he can serve God only standing and waiting.

ex.4

a. the rhyme pattern is ABBAABCACDECDE

b. the sonnet's structure is petrarchean.

ex.5

a.the main clause is blindness.

b. it is on the beginning, so it creates anticipation.

c. in the octave the problem of blindnes is exponed, it is a problem because the speaking voice can't serve God. In the seset the patience says that he can serve God only wait.

d. the feelings are frustation and uneasiness.

ex. 6

a. ''Maker'', an hyperbole.

b. the paradox is that: to serve God he has to stand and wait.

100. the feelings are: acceptance and resignation.

ex.7

love

frustation

talent

syntax

anticipation

uneasing

accept

endure

submission

faith