Satan's shield is as big as the moon -this is the most common form of simile, epic or otherwise, and it can be schematized.

他的屏障如同月亮一般庞大,-这是最常见的比喻形式，并且还可以再用图表概要化。

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The question of providential justice is of course of primary significance to Milton's poem, but Hartman goes on to say that the moon, which reminds us of a calm and perfect sense of Providence, also works to guarantee the principal of free will.

这里，关于天佑的公平的问题,是其对于弥尔顿的诗最基本的重要性，但是哈特曼接着又说月亮是，这提醒了我们天意的冷静和完美感，月亮在这儿也是为了保障自由意志的原则。

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