ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON "ON HIS BLINDNESS" BY JOHN MILTON

1. "When I consider how my light is spent
Ere half my days in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
Lodg'd with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest he returning chide"-----Explain.

OR,

What are the Biblical allusions mentioned in the poem On His Blindness" by John Milton?
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2. "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"---Explain.
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3. " But Patience, to prevent
That murmur, soon replies,. "God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed,. And post o'er land and ocean without rest;"

----- Explain the lines.

OR,

Describe the role of Patience.

OR,
How does patience rescue the poet from his conflict of mind?
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4. "They also serve who only stand and wait"--Explain
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5. Justify the poem as a sonnet.
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