Complete the sentences based on your reading of this excerpt from "Il Penseroso" by John Milton:

"Where I may sit and rightly spell

Of every Star that Heav'n doth shew,

And every Herb that sips the dew;

Till old experience do attain

To somthing like Prophetic strain."

1. In this poem, when the speaker says he "may sit and rightly spell," he refers to:

A.) Comprehension of the properties of the stars

B.) Contemplation of the beauty of nature

C.) Ability to interpret the meaning of the stars

D.) Scholarly investigation of the skies

2. The phrase "Prophetic strain" means

A.) Philosophical understanding

B.) The suffering of the Puritan cause

C.) The effort required to be a visionary

D.) Conflict that occurs among philosophers

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Jonathan Buck

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13 June, 15:34

Complete the sentences based on your reading of this excerpt from "Il Penseroso" by John Milton:

"Where I may sit and rightly spell

Of every Star that Heav'n doth shew,

And every Herb that sips the dew;

Till old experience do attain

To somthing like Prophetic strain."

1. In this poem, when the speaker says he "may sit and rightly spell," he refers to:

A.) Comprehension of the properties of the stars

B.) Contemplation of the beauty of nature

C.) Ability to interpret the meaning of the stars

D.) Scholarly investigation of the skies

2. The phrase "Prophetic strain" means

A.) Philosophical understanding

B.) The suffering of the Puritan cause

C.) The effort required to be a visionary

D.) Conflict that occurs among philosophers

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Maximillian · Answer 1

Problem 1 is "Contemplation of the beauty of nature."

Not sure about problem 2 yet. it's between "-the effort to be a visionary-" and "philosophical understanding."