Question

A form of free verse named for the “neo-” sort of this poet’s “syllables” was used in the long poem The Testament of Beauty. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this poet, whose “prosody” is studied in a Robert Bridges book that examines his use of unusual metric choices and stresses in lines like “No light; but rather darkness visible.”
ANSWER: John Milton
[10h] Bridges demonstrates Milton’s use of “supernumerary syllables” that disobey normal scansion rules with this four-word phrase that opens Book I of Paradise Lost.
ANSWER: of man’s first disobedience
[10e] Chapter II of Milton’s Prosody examines the “accentual verse” in Milton’s closet drama about this Biblical character, an Israelite judge who is betrayed by his lover Delilah.
ANSWER: Samson [accept Samson Agonistes]
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Michigan AMichigan B1001020
Kenyon A Ohio State A 001010
Kenyon BOhio State B001010