l than they really are. Eve is described in lines 43 and 49 as “nymphlike” and “angelic” while the picture of earth is equally as ‘perfect.’ Another common technique shared by both passages is the use of antithesis. Simply put, Passage A shows an atrocious incident happening in what is thought to be the most blissful place in the universe. On the other hand, earth is made out to be a perfect place, while, in actuality, it is not. This antithesis serves to show that war is war and beauty is beauty no matter where they occur.John Milton uses many techniques to convince his readers that war is evil and beauty is good in the given excerpts from Paradise Lost. Among these are diction, syntax, figurative language, and poetic devices. These various techniques, while used similarly, have two very distinct effects on the reader....
