What form is Milton's epic poem paradise Lost written in ?
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A.
Blank Verse
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B.
Heroic Couplets
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C.
Rhyme Royal
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D.
Ottava Rima
Correct Answer:
A. Blank Verse
Explanation:
The correct answer is Blank Verse. John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost is famously written in blank verse, which consists of unrhymed iambic pentameter. Milton chose this form to elevate the English language to the level of classical Greek and Latin epics, such as those by Homer and Virgil, deliberately avoiding rhyming couplets which he considered a constraint on poetic expression.
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