Poetry
A detailed explanation of The Tyger.
Notes on John Milton’s ‘When I consider how my light is spent’
Structure
Miltonic sonnet – Italian/Petrarchan sonnet
14 lines, octave and sestet – Problem and solution
ABBAABBA CDECDE
Iambic pentameter
Enjambment – run-on lines
Diction
“Dark” – gloominess
“denied” - he has been hard done by, treated unfairly
“fondly” – loyal
Imagery and figures of speech
Alliteration – “world and wide” – vast
Synecdoche – His soul represents his whole being
Personification – Patience replies
Alliteration – “best bear” – plosive represents the work
Allusion – Parable of the three talents
Mood and Tone
Mood changes throughout, lines 1 – 4 frustration, anxiety
Lines 5 – 8 – Questioning, confused, unsure
Sestet – Accepting, understanding, hopeful
Theme and intention
Religion; Using your talents
Intention – not one way to worship God, Do not give up
I felt a funeral in my brain