Question

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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.

distress
cunning
eternal punishment
grassy area

with hideous ruine and combustion down
to bottomless perdition, there to dwell

under a tuft of shade that on a green
slood whispering soft, by a fresh fountain side

both of lost happiness and lasting pain
torments him; round he throws his baleful eyes
that witness’d huge affliction and dismay,
mixt with obdurate pride and stedfast hate

th’ infernal serpent; he it was, whose guile
stird up with envy and revenge, deceiv’d

Explanation:

1. For "eternal punishment": The phrase "With hideous ruine and combustion down To bottomless perdition, there to dwell" describes a place of eternal punishment, so "eternal punishment" matches this line.
2. For "grassy area": "Under a tuft of shade that on a green Slood whispering soft, by a fresh Fountain side" - "green" here refers to a grassy area, so "grassy area" matches this line.
3. For "distress": "Both of lost happiness and lasting pain Torments him; round he throws his baleful eyes That witness'd huge affliction and dismay, Mixt with obdurate pride and stedfast hate" - "affliction and dismay" along with pain and lost happiness relate to distress, so "distress" matches this line.
4. For "cunning": "Th' infernal Serpent; he it was, whose guile Stirr'd up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd" - "guile" means cunning, so "cunning" matches this line.

Answer:

• "eternal punishment" → "With hideous ruine and combustion down To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"
• "grassy area" → "Under a tuft of shade that on a green Slood whispering soft, by a fresh Fountain side"
• "distress" → "Both of lost happiness and lasting pain Torments him; round he throws his baleful eyes That witness'd huge affliction and dismay, Mixt with obdurate pride and stedfast hate"
• "cunning" → "Th' infernal Serpent; he it was, whose guile Stirr'd up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd"