Because of his preoccupation with the mysteries of God, John Milton breaks from the epic tradition in his masterpiece, Paradise Lost. Gone is the usual focus on a single, human hero, which had defined epics in Europe from The Iliad to Beowulf. which statement most accurately identifies the theme that the critic is discussing and the historical context that affects the theme?

he believed if we do not fight back the britins would be in every household

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

- i.a -