In Ode to a Nightingale Keats introduces the reader to his discontent with the void of feeling he is experiencing. In the first line Keats says how his‚ “heart aches” which the reader would interpret as pain; however the second half of the first line he describes‚ “A drowsy numbness”. This tells me that Keats is uncomfortable with the “numbness” he experiences. In the second line Keats says‚ “as though of hemlock I had drunk”. Norton foot notes tell us that hemlock is a poison that acts
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‘To Autumn’ Analysis ‘To Autumn’ is a caricature of the Autumnal season written by John Keats around 1820. Keat’s direct address‚ and thus his personification of Autumn is evident through the use of the direct determiner ‘To’ which resembles the conventional opening sequence of a letter. From the personification of Autumn‚ we can denote that ‘she’ is the intended audience‚ and that we are merely onlookers to Keat’s celebration. The purpose of the piece is to eulogize the season‚ exploring most
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Ode to Nightingale Many aspects go into understanding the deeper meaning behind a romantic poem; figurative language and diction contribute to the underlying story that life seems immoral until death actually occurs or is caused. In the romantic poem‚ “Ode to Nightingale‚” by John Keats the use of figurative language adds to the readers’ comprehension of the poem. It allows readers to open their minds to what Keats is really trying to get across in his poem. In life some people have the desire
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Percy Shelley and “Ode to a Grecian Urn” by John Keats sound like very different types of poems‚ they still share some of the same characteristics. In “Ozymandias‚” Shelley tells a story of how a man found a ancient statue of a king‚ with the words “My name is Ozymandias‚ King of Kings‚/ Look on my Works‚ ye Might‚ and despair!” The statue was broken into pieces‚ and the land was bare‚ with nothing to “look on” (11). In “Ode to a Grecian Urn‚” Keats is speaking to an ancient urn and describing the
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John Keats lived only twenty-five years and four months (1795-1821)‚ yet his poetic achievement is extraordinary. His writing career lasted a little more than five years (1814-1820)‚ and three of his great odes--"Ode to a Nightingale‚" "Ode on a Grecian Urn‚" and "Ode on Melancholy"--were written in one month. Most of his major poems were written between his twenty-third and twenty-fourth years‚ and all his poems were written by his twenty-fifth year. In this brief period‚ he produced poems that
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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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3. CRITICAL APPRECIATION Its Faultless Construction This is the most faultless of Keats’s odes in point of construction. The first stanza gives us the bounty of Autumn‚ the second describes the occupations of the season‚ and the last dwells upon its sounds. Indeed‚ the poem is a complete and concrete picture of Autumn‚ “the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”. Its Sensuousness The bounty of Autumn has been described with all its sensuous appeal. The vines suggesting grapes‚ the apples‚ the
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ODE TO AUTUMN John Keats This poem‚ an ode‚ is the last of Keats’ odes. In it‚ the poet exhibits a rich mood of serenity by describing autumn as a season of mellow fruitfulness – a season of ripeness and fulfillment. This ode is known for its remarkable sensuous beauty that is crafted by employment of several visual‚ tactile and auditory imageries together with the personification of autumn as a woman engaged in various autumnal activities. In the first stanza‚ the poet has described the
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Report Theme: John Keats’ life and creativity work Presented by Checked by Contents: I. Introduction II. 1. General Information 2. Biography 3. Work * Early Poems (1814 to 1818) * 1814 * 1815 * 1816 * 1818 * 1819 * Letters 4. Criticism 5. Poem desiccated to John Keats III. Conclusion IV. Bibliography Introduction This work has
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Analysis and commentary of To Autumn by John Keats In To Autumn’‚ a superficial reading would suggest that John Keats writes about a typical day of this season‚ describing all kind of colourful and detailed images. But before commenting on the meaning of the poem‚ I will briefly talk about its structure‚ its type and its rhyme. The poem is an ode[1] that contains three stanzas‚ and each of these has eleven lines. With respect to its rhyme‚ To Autumn’ does not follow a perfect pattern. While
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