interpretation. Other poets may choose to the opposite approach to economy‚ intentionally writing little but carefully using diction and metaphor to allow the reader to “say a lot” by interpreting the work in a number of different ways. The poets John Keats‚ W.H. Auden‚ and Sylvia Plath all use these techniques in their poetry‚ with
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creation (Introduction to Romanticism). John Keats was one of many Romantic poets; his work is also some of many famous and cherished pieces of art. Keats was born in 1795 and the rest of his short life ending in 1821 was devoted to the perfection of poetry. He used immense imagery and philosophy throughout his poems. When Keats was a child‚ his father suffered a terrible accident and died when he was only eight years old. This event shaped Keats’ understanding of human conditions such as the idea
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and John Keats. Keats and Shelley use allegory imagery of the bird to express an aesthetic expression‚ and their understanding of human nature. While Shelley’s impression of the bird gives him a positive aspect on life and death‚ Keats see’s the bird as a reminder of the mortality of human beings. In both poems the bird is perceived as divine. Keats sees the bird as immortal and it reminds him that death is a part of humanity. “Thou wast not born for death‚ immortal Bird!” The tone keats uses in
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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 to “fade far away‚ dissolve‚ and quite forget” their own personal memories and life (Keats 21). People seem to take for granted their own life here on Earth until their life is ended and they pass away. The figurative language that Keats provides allows readers
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vehicles for his attitude towards the passing of time are “A Leaf-Treader” and “The Road Not Taken”. Both explore the debate between transience and transcendence but display two differing outlooks on these. ‘The Road Not Taken’ seems to express regret for a path that the persona in the poem ‘could not travel’. The poem has a kind of haunting wistfulness about the transience of time and a sober tone of fatalism is very apparent. The indecisive and contemplative language of the persona of ‘the road’‚
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a sonnet by English Romantic poet John Keats (1795-1821) written in October 1816. It tells of the author ’s astonishment at reading the works of the ancient Greek poet Homer as freely translated by the Elizabethan playwright George Chapman. The poem has become an often-quoted classic‚ cited to demonstrate the emotional power of a great work of art‚ and the ability of great art to create anepiphany in its beholder. ------------------------------------------------- Background information Keats ’ generation was familiar
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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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Change in “V for Vendetta” Juxtaposed With Change in “Ode on a Grecian Urn” Alan Moore published the first part of “V for Vendetta” in 1982 and the second part in 1983. The novel takes place in dystopian England in the year 1997. Many different plots and characters inhabit the tale’s world‚ but the two protagonists consist of V‚ an anarchist revolutionary with a strong vendetta against the current fascist government‚ and Evey Hammond‚ a sixteen-year-old girl that V takes under his wing and educated
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The "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats depicts the images and stories on a Grecian urn. Keats has the reader think about the difference between changeable real life and the immortal and permanent life on the urn. Also‚ the reader becomes mixed between observation of the art and participation in the art. The first stanza depicts the urn as an "unravish’d bride" and a "foster child" (1-2). These words describe the urn as unaffected by time and immortal. Keats also seems unable to distinguish
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Escapism in Keats’ Poetry John Keats is one of the most remarkable poets of English Literature. He is considered a true romantic poet because of slogan "art for art’s sake." His poetry revolves around romanticism‚ idealism‚ experiences of life and desires. It is proven truth that he was least interested in prevalent French Revolution and issues of the time. “Escapism” is an extremely important element of Keats’ poetry‚ serving as a foundation for many of his poems as he tries to project himself
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