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"The sun was sunk" - "the horizon round" |
The sunk sun represents descent. The horizon round represents night. The descriptions between the 2 clauses show Satan's movement. |
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Line 91: Compressed Construction |
T.S Eliot disliked this |
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"for in the wily snake... proceeding" |
The subject 'none' is buried within clauses. The snake kills by constricting its victim. It is inferred that Satan, as a snake, will constrict/kill on Earth. |
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Satan: 49-191: The Father of Lies |
Iambic Pentameter |
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S: "the more I see / Pleasures about me, so much more I feel / Torment within me" |
The stressed syllables are on 'pleasures' and 'torment' creating the clarity of the juxtaposition within Satan. |