The Sonnet 19 When I Consider How My Light Is Spent By...

â€Å"Sonnet 19: When I Consider how my light is Spent† by John Milton was published in 1654. The narrator closely connects with his inner religion to reassure himself that God doesn’t fault him for his disability. This poem is a Petrarchan Sonnet that consists of one stanza that has 14 lines, which are unequally divided by the first eight lines and the last six lines. Miller implements iambic pentameter throughout the poem and a basic rhyme scheme. In the beginning of the poem the narrator starts by focusing on the fact that he’s completely blind at a considerably young age. His main question is will God scold or punish him for not purposefully using a gift he’s been blessed with. The first eight lines create a tone of confusion and desperation to know the unknown, however the turn in the poem is constituted by â€Å"Patience† giving the narrator valid reasoning as to why he shouldn’t worry about something so insignificant, and the introduct ion of â€Å"patience† couples the narrator’s sense of confusion with certainty and calmness. His â€Å"Patience† reassures him that to be the best and utmost service to God and â€Å"bear his mild yoke† he should be willing to just listen and follow (Milton 11). Milton, in â€Å"When I consider how my light is spent,† creates a difference in tone between the first eight lines and the last six lines by coupling the idea of dark vs. light diction with the idea of ambiguity vs. clarity to elaborate on the themes of religious conflict of the soul and shameful guilt.Show MoreRelatedStylistic Analysis10009 Words   |  41 Pages â€Å"The Song of Hiawatha† (Introduction)†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦...14-18 Chapter 2. Romantic and lyrical figure of Robert Burns†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦18 2.1. General stylistic features of R. Burns’s poem â€Å"My Heart’s in the Highlands†Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦..18-21 2.2. The style in â€Å"My Heart’s in the Highlands†Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦21-23 Chapter 3. Lexical, syntactic expressive means and stylistic devices in:†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.24 3.1. â€Å"Young and Old† by Charle Kingsley†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦24-26 3.2. â€Å"Out of