On His Blindness is a sonnet written by John Milton, an English poet and historian. His work is said to resemble that of Shakespeare. The Mistress is a West Indian poem, written by Jane King. His poems deal with the racial consciousness of Caribbean peoples and the many concerns of Caribbean societies. In the poems On His Blindness and The Mistress, each poet tries to capture the complete meaning of life, guilt, hopes and plans for the future and to show that things are only temporary in life. In these two poems, point of view, imagery, form, and meter reveal the relationship between the two, discussing their similarities and differences. Both poems are told from the first-person point of view. In John Milton's poem, the speaker talks about how he lives in a world with no light, only darkness, and that all his light has been used up. In Jane King's poem, the speaker talks about the life she lives as a wife after her husband leaves or dies. He's staying in a temporary home and trying to keep it nice and moving forward. This temporariness is seen in Milton's poem, where the speaker talks about his vision. That his vision wasn't permanent, it was only temporary and he eventually lost it. In the third verse of The Mistress he says, “I used an alien domesticity.” It shows that she lives in a strange house, a strange family life and that being a housewife to Mohammed 2 is "dutiful" and "boring". On His Blindness also means to say that people are respectful towards God; they are obedient and controlled by God. He has many people who do his "offerings". John Milton takes a religious journey in the poem, connecting to the Bible in verse 3, “talent that is death to hide.” Talent is a weight standard... middle of paper... waiting. Patience manages to cut him short before he asks the question and explains that God doesn't need man or anything to be happy. The meter of the poem is iambic pentameter. The Mistress, the physical structure consists of four stanzas while the other poem does not. The rhyme scheme is not very fixed or regular, ABCDA. Only the first and last lines of each stanza rhyme. This type of free verse poetry consists of continuous lines or enjambements. Both Milton's and King's poems create a vision of their world and their lives. They both show their daily struggles between being blind and being housewives. The Mistress hoped for a better life. About his blindness, the speaker is confused and has a sense of guilt. He felt Mohammed 4 could not use his sight or "light" when he had it and that he wanted to do many things when he had it available.