In the sixth stanza‚ Keats completely overthrows rationality by having the speaker claim‚ “for a many a time I have been half in love with easeful Death” (Lines 51-52). If rationality is all about self-preservation‚ and if many philosophers looked down on suicide as a desire rather than any real need‚ Keats has created a speaker that is seemingly entranced by death‚ thinking it “rich to die‚ / To cease upon the midnight with no pain” (Lines 55-56). The transcendence of death from a physical plane
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Keats composed the ’Ode on a Grecian Urn’‚ based on a sonnet written by Wordsworth in 1811. The theme of transience and permanence‚ which struck Keats in Wordsworth’s poetry‚ forms the leading theme in the Odes. The ode‚ ’To Autumn’‚ may be seen as a temporary ’bridge’ in the debate between the two states‚ in this case symbolised by the seasons. A reprieve is achieved‚ although the problem is not solved‚ "Where are the songs of Spring Ay‚ Where are they? Think not of them..." In ’Ode to a Nightingale’
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Analysis of the poem “Sea Fever” by John Masefield The poem is about a person whose intense desire is to return to the sea. The person or the speaker has been to the sea before and the repetition of the line “I must go down to the seas again” in every stanza‚ brings out the speaker’s longing to experience sea life again. The speaker wants only a star to guide his tall ship‚ with the sails moving to the wind thereby wishing for a solitary life‚ with only nature taking control in directing him. “And
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John Keats wrote many poems that had similar themes. Much of his work is considered to be a key part of Romantic Poetry. To understand one of his poems it is necessary to look beyond it to his other works and personal life. One poem worth just such a look is "Ode to a Grecian Urn". This poem contains not only aspects of his writing which are reflected in his other works but some certain stylistic elements that reflect aspects of his personal life. The stylistic elements mentioned also appear in
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In his poem "Ode to a Nightingale‚" John Keats uses powerful‚ distinct symbolism and imagery. The nightingale‚ for instance‚ is interpreted by many to be a symbol of Keats ’ poetic inspiration and satisfaction. This symbolism can be seen by the vivid descriptions Keats hives the nightingale. However‚ the nightingale is definitely not the only item of symbolism in "Ode to a Nightingale." In a short piece of art‚ Keats apparently has mastered using many different items‚ phrases‚ and brilliant‚ descriptive
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JOHN KEATS (1795-1821) * He’s the forerunner of the English aestheticism. * Member of the Second generation of Romantic poets who blossomed early and died young. He is Romantic in his relish of sensation‚ his feeling for the Middle Ages‚ his love for the Greek civilization and his conception of the writer. He was able to fuse the romantic passion and the cold Neo-classicism‚ just as Ugo Foscolo did in “LE GRAZIE” and in “I SEPOLCRI”. * He was born in London; he attended a private school
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Poems used: John Keats’ ’On the Sonnet’ 1848 If by dull rhymes our English must be chained‚ And‚ like Andromeda‚ the Sonnet sweet Fettered‚ in spite of painéd loveliness; Let us find out‚ if we must be constrained‚ Sandals more interwoven and complete To fit the naked foot of poesy; Let us inspect the lyre‚ and weigh the stress Of every chord‚ and see what may be gained By ear industrious‚ and attention meet; Misers of sound and syllable‚ no less Than Midas of his coinage‚
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Romanticism: Blake and Keats Blake and Keats were renowned poet during the period where Romanticism played an essential part in creative art and works. Romanticism is an international artistic and philosophical movement that redefined the fundamental ways in which people in Western cultures thought about themselves and about their world. Poets like Blake and Keats writings were influenced by the fundamentals of nature‚ human emotions‚ feelings‚ imagination‚ instinct and intuition‚ reflection
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Marketing Communication Analysis #3 Fancy Feast Michele M. Chenette Excelsior College Abstract Cats have been known to delight their owners for many years. A recent study indicated cat owners are less likely to die of a heart attack or stroke than people who do not own cats. (McClatchy Newspapers‚ 2008). While that statistic is interesting‚ people do not adopt cats because of their health benefits. Many people‚ like me‚ are life long ailurophiles. We just cannot get
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The New York Times 50 Fancy Words (defined and used) 1. Inchoate: just begun and so not fully formed or developed; I am glad your inchoate proposals for integrating the company were not accepted this time‚ thus saving us face. 2. Profligacy: recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant‚ profligate behavior; Anderson’s profligacy cost him his job and its better you tighten up your belt before you go the same way. 3. Sui Generis: being the only example of its kind‚ unique; Mr. Bill Tandy generated his
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