Modern Man’s Disconnect from the Past: An Analysis of Allen Tate’s “Ode to the Confederate Dead” Less than thirty years after his death‚ Allen Tate has been relegated to the back porch of academic history. A revered poet‚ essayist‚ and social commentator in his day‚ Tate was a prolific writer—a genuine renaissance man‚ and an influential figure of both the Southern Renaissance and the modernist movement. He was appointed Poet Laureate to the Library of congress in 1943 (Poet Timeline). But
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Thomas Gray‚ began to react to the negative stigma placed on the male species by the quickly expanding realm of female poets. Thomas Gray was quite possibly evoked to write the "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat‚ Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes" as a response to the attack on patriarchal ideals. The production of "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat‚ Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes" initiated from an occurrence of events that resulted in the untimely death of a much-loved house cat. Horace Walpole
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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 poems "Ode to a Nightingale" and "Ode on a Grecian Urn" seem to have been written with the intention of describing a moment in one’s life‚ like that of the fleeting tune of a nightingale or a scene pictured on an urn. Within each of these moments a multitude of emotions are established‚ with each morphing from one to another very subtly. What is also more subtle about these two poems is their differences. While they do touch on very similar topics‚ the objects used to personify Keats’
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that engage wonderfully with these themes are Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Ozymandias” and John Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn”. Although they take opposite approaches--Shelley uses “Ozymandias” to express the mutability of life‚ while Keats uses the Urn to show that art can be timeless--both poems revolve around an object struggling against the passing of time. Both “Ozymandias” and “Ode on a Grecian urn” exemplify the struggle with the passing of time‚ and although the two poems appear to have opposite
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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 the title. On the surface‚ this poem is about what the title dictates: a Grecian urn. The urn however is a metaphor for legacy. "When old age shall this generation waste‚ Thou
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Ode on a Grecian Urn Keats’ poetry depicts an enchanted world of beauty. It is a world of melody‚ imagination‚ sensuous delight. It also resounds with a note of melancholy and tragic sense of human suffering. He is often classed with Shakespeare and his poems attain the perfection of classic art. It has a felicity of expression‚ excellence of vision and wealth of imagery‚ which are purely Keatsian. Unlike Lord Byron or Shelley‚ he does not have an intellectual attitude towards
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“Romantic poetry explores human existence and emotional engagement” Discuss this statement with reference to at least two of Keats poems set for study. With great references too many of Keats poems but in particular Ode to a Nightingale and Ode on a Grecian Urn‚ this quote is reinforced and explored in great depth. The ideologies of human existence and emotional engagement are discovered with powerful relationships between man and women and humans and the environment. These connections create a sense
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In Aldous Huxley’s novel‚ Brave New World‚ as well as John Keat’s “Ode on a Grecian Urn‚” art is looked upon through two different perspectives‚ as Huxley’s world declares reality more important than anything that the mind can conjure up‚ whereas Keat’s outlook declares that imagination reigns superior to the physical world. In Brave New World‚ Linda encounters the Complete Works of Shakespeare which she believes "was lying in one of the chests of the Antelope Kiva. It’s supposed to have been there
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“Negative Capability.” Such artists were “capable of being in uncertainties‚ Mysteries‚ doubts‚ without any irritable reaching after fact & reason.” Explain how Keats’ concept of “negative capability” might be applied to a reading of Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn.” Keats doesn’t focus on the same subjects as the other romantic poets‚ like religion‚ ethics‚ morals or politics. He writes about sensations and experiencing the richness of life. Conflicts in Keats’ poetry Transient sensation/enduring
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