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Evan Thomas, Milton Group8, Milton Group7, Milton Group6, Milton Group5, Milton Group4, Milton Group3, Milton Group2, Milton Group1, Milton Group9, Authors

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Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat Sighing through all her Works gave signs of woe

In this epic poem, there exists portions that do not quite follow the epic poetic structure, or better follow the structure of another type of poem. In this phrase, I feel that the pastoral poem is a better fit, because the environment is reflecting the feelings of a person. This person, in my perspective, would be God. Although he already knew the outcome of the situation, it still hurt him (and the Earth) for mankind to fall.

Personification: "Earth felt the wound" and "Nature[...] Sighing [...] gave signs of woe" (Milton lines 782-783). Feeling and sighing are not actions that inanimate objects can feel, so they are personified by Milton, similar to how human emotions are reflected through nature in the pastoral mode of poetry.
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Related:  IV.635 - IV.923,  X.383 - X.656,  V.744 - V.907,  IV.79 - IV.357,  Sin and Death go to Earth,  Earth self-balanc't,  X.103 - X.382,  Not higher that Hill nor wider looking round, Whereon for different cause the Tempter set Our second Adam in the Wilderness, To shew him all Earths Kingdomes and thir Glory.,  IX.1111 - X.102,  VI.558 - VI.834,  VIII.100 - VIII.378,  I.560 - I.799,  They ended parle, and both addresst for fight Unspeakable; for who, though with the tongue Of Angels, can relate, or to what things Liken on Earth conspicuous, that may lift Human imagination to such highth [ 300 ] Of Godlike Power: for likest Gods they s,  V.192 - V.467,  II.284 - II.555,  Let th' Earth,  I.1 - I.282,  VIII.379 - VIII.653,  VII.197 - VII.474,  IV.924 - V.191,  IV.358 - IV.634,  XI.99 - XI.380,  XII.33 - XII.314,  IX.1 - IX.278,  XI.660 - XII.32,  VI.835 - VII.196,  VI.1 - VI.279,  Why Satan left Earth,  I had hope When violence was ceas't, and Warr on Earth, [ 780 ] All would have then gon well, peace would have crownd With length of happy dayes the race of man; But I was farr deceav'd; for now I see Peace to corrupt no less then Warr to waste.,  X.937 - XI.98,  II.838 - II.1055,  I.283 - I.559,  III.274 - III.554,  I might relate of thousands, and thir names Eternize here on Earth; but those elect Angels contented with thir fame in Heav'n [ 375 ],  IX.834 - IX.1110,  IX.567 - IX.833,  VI.280 - VI.557,  V.468 - V.743,  Road to Earth,  XI.381 - XI.659,  Earth's Changing,  III.1 - III.273,  To whom the Tempter guilefully repli'd. [ 655 ] Indeed? hath God then said that of the Fruit Of all these Garden Trees ye shall not eate, Yet Lords declar'd of all in Earth or Aire?,  X.657 - X.936,  VII.475 - VIII.99,  III.555 - IV.78,  To whom th' Archangel. Dextrously thou aim'st; So willingly doth God remit his Ire, [ 885 ] Though late repenting him of Man deprav'd, Griev'd at his heart, when looking down he saw The whole Earth fill'd with violence, and all flesh Corrupting each thir ,  Plenipotent on Earth,  Earth,  Satan Fleeing Earth