In this line from the poem, milton uses the word "yoke" as a
metaphor. what does "yoke" stand for?
bear his mild yoke, they serve him best
the tests and trials god subjects people to
o the temptations that god allows people to face
the graces and blessings god grants to his worshippers
the forgiveness and pardon god shows to his worshippers

A yoke is a wooden beam normally used between a pair of oxen or other animals to enable them to pull together on a load when working in pairs.

Bear his old and shaggy yoke.

As in other than his old and

Poor yoke, things serve him best

either a donut or a sphere or a pancake or a flat sphere. it depends on where the vertical line is.

if the line goes through the center of the circle and is perpendicular to a diameter containing the center, then you get a flat circle.

if the line and the diameter of a the circle meet in the center of the diameter and at an angle, you get a pancake.

if the line is on the circumference of the circle and is at right angles   to the circle you get a ring.

if the line contains the diameter, you get a sphere.

the the line is parallel to the diameter and touches the circumference, you get a donut.