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Chapter 4 John Milton Alliteration(头韵): Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound within a line or a group of words, as in these two lines from “Helen”: The weary, wayworn wanderer bore To his own native shore. In poetry, alliteration can be a good musical device to achieve sound effect, and it is often used with rhyme and other sound devices. Assonance(元音韵): Assonance is the repetition of similar vowel sounds situated in a sentence, a verse line or a series of words, for example, “as deep as the sea”. Like alliteration, assonance is often employed to please the ear and to emphasize certain sounds. Consonance(辅音韵): Consonance is the repetition of final consonants but with different preceding vowels, e.g. heart/light, flag/plug. Unlike alliteration and assonance, consonance can serve as end rhyme. On His Blindness John Milton (1608-1674) When I consider how my light is spent1  Ere half my days2 in this dark world and wide  And that one talent3 which is death to hide  Lodged with me useless,4 though my soul more bent To serve therewith5 my Maker, and present  My true account,6 lest he returning chide;  Doth God exact7 day labor, light denied?  I fondly8 ask. But Patience,9 to prevent That murmur, soon replies,. God doth not need  Either mans work or his own gifts.10 Who best  Bear his mild yoke,11 they serve him best. His state  Is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed,. And post12 oer land and ocean without rest;  They also serve who only stand and wait.13 Notes 1....light is spent: This clause presents a double meaning: (a) how I spend my days, (b) how it is that my sight is used up. 2....Ere half my days: Before half my life is over. Milton was completely blind by 1652, the year he turned 44. 3....talent: See Line 3: Key to the Meaning. 4....useless: Unused. 5....therewith: By that means, by that talent; with it 6....account: Record of accomplishment; worth 7..