Contents

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Key Literary Elements
• The Author and His Times
• The Poem - The Plot
• Narrative Structure
• The Characters

Other Elements
• Setting
• Themes
• Sources
• Style

The Story - Summaries with Notes
Book I
• Summary
• Lines 1 - 25
• Lines 25 - 83
• Lines 84 -191
• Lines 192 - 375
• Lines 376 - 520
• Lines 522 - 669
• Lines 670 - 798
Book II
• Lines 1 - 298
• Lines 299 - 505
• Lines 506 - 628
• Lines 629 - 725
• Lines 724 - 870
• Lines 871 - 1009
• Lines 1010 - 1055
Book III
• Summary
• Lines 1 - 55
• Lines 56 - 134
• Lines 135 - 415
• Lines 416 - 497
• Lines 498 - 629
• Lines 630 - 742
Book IV
• Lines 1 - 130
• Lines 131 - 287
• Lines 288 - 410
• Lines 411 - 775
• Lines 776 - 1015
Book V
• Lines 1 - 219
• Lines 219 - 307
• Lines 308 - 450
• Lines 451 - 561
• Lines 561 - 656
• Lines 657 - 802
• Lines 803 - 907
Book VI
• Summary
• Lines 1 - 201
• Lines 202 - 405
• Lines 406 - 669
• Lines 670 - 747
• Lines 748 - 892
• Lines 893 - 912
Book VII
• Lines 1 - 39
• The Rest of Book VII
Book VIII
• Lines 1 - 178
• Lines 179 - 451
• Lines 451 - 653
Book IX
• Lines 1 - 47
• Lines 47 - 191
• Lines 191 - 384
• Lines 385 - 493
• Lines 494 - 790
• Lines 795 - 999
• Lines 1000 - 1189
Book X
• Lines 1 - 228
• Lines 230 - 417
• Lines 418 - 584
• Lines 585 - 714
• Lines 715 - 1104
Book XI
• Lines 1 - 125
• Lines 126 - 208
• Lines 208 - 420
• Lines 371 - 551
• Lines 556 - 898
Book XII
• Lines 1 - 360
• Lines 360 - 480
• Lines 480 - 551
• Lines 551 - 649

Tests and Answers
• Test 1
• Test 2
• Answers Test 1
• Answers Test 2

Term Paper Ideas
• Term Paper Ideas

Reference
• Glossary
• The Critics
• Advisory Board
• Bibliography
• Authors Other Works