Question

Drag each tile to the correct box. match the underlined words in the lines from John Milton's Paradise Lost with their definitions. You may use a dictionary or any other reference material if you do not know the meaning of a word based on the context alone.

a) Distress
b) Grassy area with hideous ruine and combustion
c) Both of lost happiness and lasting pain
d) Th' infernal serpent; he it was, whose guile stird up with envy and revenge, deceiv'd

Answer 1

The student is asked to match the underlined words in a passage from Paradise Lost with their definitions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Matching Definitions:

1. a) Distress - extreme suffering or pain
2. b) Grassy area with hideous ruine and combustion - a field filled with ruins and fire
3. c) Both of lost happiness and lasting pain - the existence of both lost happiness and enduring pain
4. d) Th' infernal serpent; he it was, whose guile stird up with envy and revenge, deceiv'd - Satan, the serpent in the Garden of Eden who deceived Adam and Eve

These definitions correspond to the underlined words in John Milton's Paradise Lost.