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

Question 1

B. Contemplation of the beauty of nature

Explanation:

Question 2

Answer

C. The effort required to be a visionary

Explanation:

Th correct answers for the given questions are

Q1:  Option B. Contemplation of the beauty of nature.

Q2: Option C. The effort required to be a visionary.

Explanation:

Question 1 : Looking into the first case, the persona reference to "may sit and rightly spell", it indicates the appreciation of beauty of nature.  Literature of romance is majorly focused with the romanticize nature hence the correct choice of words to give point of interpretation in nature so, option B states the contemplation of beauty of nature.

Question 2: In other phrase "Prophetic strain " show ability created by the visionary in literature.  Literature which is to be considered beneficent should focus on envisage massage intended in creation of the visionary concern.  It shows the struggle under which visionary literal work is brought into being so, option C states the effort required to be a visionary.

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