Lycidas

How does the narrator point of view change in the final lines of the poem, Lycidas?

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The final lines of the poem feature an omniscient speaker that narrates the actions of the former first-person speaker. This perspectival shift may be jarring, but it actually underscores Milton's framing of himself as a professional poet. The third-person speaker introduces readers to the notion that the poet will be moving on to new types of poetry.

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