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Analysis and comments on Lycidas by John Milton

Comment 2 of 2, added on April 27th, 2009 at 5:23 AM.

I despise everything about this poem and the fact that everyone think it is so brilliant. In reality, it is rambling nonsense about the futility of life and the argument over the meaninglessness of the written word. The sloppy stylistic mess that makes up most of the poem is thought to be genius but in reality it just seems like he was lazy until the last eight lines. John Milton should've stuck to writing things like Paradise Lost.

Amanda from New Zealand
Comment 1 of 2, added on January 7th, 2009 at 5:10 PM.

I am not surprised that no one has commented on Lycidas. It is one of the greatest short poems in the language, but it is complex. To comment meaningfully upon it would take many, many pages. One can spend one's time better by simply rereading the poem!

David Rothwell from United Kingdom



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Poet: John Milton
Poem: Lycidas
Added: Feb 21 2003
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