Explain how biographical information about the poet deepens an understanding of the poem. THIS IS KATIAS!!!

On His Blindness
John Milton (1652)
WHEN I consider how my light is spent
E're half my days, in this dark world and wide,
And that one Talent which is death to hide,Lodg'd with me useless, though my Soul more bentTo serve therewith my Maker, and presentMy true account, lest he returning chide,
Doth God exact day-labour, light deny'd,
I fondly ask; But patience to preven
That murmur, soon replies, God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts, who best
Bear his milde yoak, they serve him best, his StateIs Kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o're Land and Ocean without rest:
They also serve who only stand and waite.

Milton was a 15th century English poet whose writings convey his personal connection to his particular subjects. For instance, in “On His Blindness”, Milton discusses the emotions and consequences of being blinded by glaucoma. Because of his sudden illness, he was forced to dictate his poems to his apprentices rather than personally write them. “On His Blindness” demonstrates the sense of loss and isolation Milton felt after having suddenly lost his sight. Milton turned to religion as a solution to try and lessen his fear of blindness and loneliness. Biographical information allows the reader to have a deeper understanding of the tone and message the author wishes to convey. Initially, I was unaware of the fact that Milton was blind when he wrote this so I did not understand the personal implication in the poem’s message. In the poem, Milton has presented light and dark as two contrasting symbols signifying how he has spent his past in the light and his future is dark and bleak. Milton has tried to communicate to the reader what he has felt concerning his blindness- sadness, disappointment, and confusion, so Milton turns to religion to try and understand why God has made him blind. Milton tries to find meaning behind God’s actions as a way to accept what has happened to him. Milton’s blindness and connection with God help create a clearer sense of the message the poem is trying to communicate to the reader.