John Milton's "Paradise Lost" is best described by which of the following genres ?
Correct answer: D. Epic
- A. Pastoral elegy
- B. Prose polemic
- C. Blank verse tragedy
- D. Epic
Explanation
Paradise Lost is an epic, specifically a biblical or Christian epic written in blank verse. It is neither a pastoral elegy nor a prose polemic, and calling it a blank-verse tragedy misses its epic scope and form.
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