Using Language to Describe Allegorical Figures Essay -- John Milton Ed

Using Language to Describe Allegorical FiguresMilton and Spenser are both describing awesome situations in theirrelative poems, Milton concentrating on an empty existence, filledwith gloom and despair in fact the very definition is of gloom anddespair, whilst Milton is describing an encounter with the gates of funny house itself, and indeed two terrible creatures, causing an atmosphereof pure and utter evil flocculated with horror.Miltons language suggests ultimate evil, words that over centurieshave been distorted to fall their original dramatic meaning. Wecasually use words like terrible, when describing the weather. InMiltons poem, words like terrible exist to talk about unimaginable fright filled situations. When Milton uses the phrase terrible ashell, he is saying it is so terrible it is beyond any humanscomprehension. To create horror, Milton uses dark words to build upevil imagery, e.g. fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell. Usingthese extreme adjectives consecutively, it is as if we can picture thebeast growing as the description continues.Another thing that helps illustrate the mental picture of the scene isthe introduction of shadow and darkness Black it stood as night.This darkness also adds to Miltons description of the uncrystallizedblob-like figure. Shapeless blob does not do Miltons descriptionjustice. It is a dark, evil figure, both striding and gliding towardsyou, almost as if it has no fixed shape and olibanum could envelop youentirely. The uncertainty regarding whether it is gas like shadow orgooey substance also increases the fear, the unknown, and theunimaginable.Milton uses many evil comparisons and similes, so, should theadjectives fail to gi... ...egard to the man, Spenser tries to emphasize everything abouthim is pitiful status. In Spensers mind, the man is dirty, in the extremesense of the word. Spenser portrays this when he says low sitting onthe ground This also shows Spenser associates this figure with beinglow, soulless ra lly to the ground forever. He has greesie locks,which is long growen an unbound which put together means the man isextremely filthy and unhygienic, as he has not washed, cleaned orprepare himself.Spenser ends describing a dead person, bringing new filth and hopelessdespair into the atmosphere. The drearie coarse, which was allwallowed in his own yet luke-warme blood, the thought of the rusty,knife, is also disgusting, be lay down the rust would cause a heavyinfection should the victim recover causing even more suffering nochance for recovery, despair.