Methought I Saw my Late Espoused Saint (Sonnet 23) Symbolism, Imagery & Wordplay

We know that Milton—the man himself—was blind. That means that if one of his poems has a ton of sight and vision imagery, we should probably perk up our ears and pay close attention. Even if we...

This lady is not your average wife. She's a saint. As such, she is entirely good, pure, and virtuous. In fact, she's so virtuous in death that her goodness is practically shining out of her every p...

Through the similes he uses to describe his wife, the speaker draws some interesting contrasts between the beliefs the ancients had about death and the beliefs that contemporary Christians had. He...