Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 17 AIL 1619 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Milton's Sentence
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The idea
His verse paragraphs run to great length, with clauses suspended inside clauses and the main verb held back. Unit two's procedure is what opens them: find the main verb, then its subject, then fit the rest around that spine.
In practice
Find the verb, then the spine.
Where people slip
Unit two's procedure, mandatory here.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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