Paradise Lost

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/paradise-lost

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote Paradise Lost?December 9, 1608
2. What is Paradise Lost about?It is a long poem that tells the story of angels, humans, and a big mistake that changed everything. It shows Satan's rebellion, the war in Heaven, and how Adam and Eve chose to disobey God.
3. How did John Milton write the poem when he was blind?He dictated the words to scribes because he could no longer see. His strong imagination guided the writing.

Blank Verse: Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter, characterized by its natural speech rhythm and elevated tone.
Free Will: The capacity of agents to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded by external constraints or divine determination.
Divine Providence: The belief that God actively guides and governs the universe and the affairs of humankind.
Prelapsarian: Referring to the state of innocence before the Fall of Man, prior to Adam and Eve's sin.