jonh keats
Pre-1914 poetry - After dark vapours have oppress'd our plains In this essay I will be investigate the work of a famous poet called John Keats and one of his well known poems entitled "After dark vapours have oppress'd our plains." John Keats was born on October 31st in London, England and sadly died on February 23rd in Rome, Papal States of T.B. John Keats poems often revolved around romance, but this was not always the case. John wrote many poems such as - "After dark vapours have oppress'd plains" the poem that I will be exploring and "When I Have Fears That I May Cease to be." In the poem I had come across certain lines in the opening paragraph, that had the use of metaphorical terms which indicated that this poem is about an illness that has recently passed over. The first phrase that struck me was "for a long dreary season, comes a day," which suggested to me that something had happened over a long period of time, and also that a day of rest had finally appeared. One word that particularly interested me was "dreary," because dreary is a mood of unhappiness and dullness. Another line that gives me this feeling is "the anxious month, relieved from its pains." This line suggested worry and a certain intense feeling due to the word "anxious" and it also suggests that something has gone wrong because he says "relieved from its pains" which struck me as odd cause a
Write an appreciation of 'The Eve of St. Agnes' as a narrative, Romantic poem… John Keats.
English Coursework (for JSA) Final Draft - Tom McKay 10En2 S37 (Mr. Caden) Write an appreciation of 'The Eve of St. Agnes' as a narrative, Romantic poem... John Keats John Keats (1795-1821), who was one of the most gifted and appealing of the 19th century English poets and an influential figure of the Romantic Movement, wrote this poem. Keats was born in London, on the 31st of October 1795. He was educated in Enfield, and at the age of 15 was apprenticed to a surgeon. Later, from 1814 to 1816, Keats studied medicine in London hospitals, and in 1816 he became a licensed druggist, but chose to become a poet instead of practising this profession. His first published poems (in 1816) were the sonnets "Oh, Solitude if I with Thee Must Dwell" ad "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer." Both poems appeared in the Examiner, a literary publication edited by the essayist and poet Leigh Hunt, one of the champions of the Romantic Movement in English literature. Hunt introduced Keats to a circle of literary people, including the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. This group's influence allowed Keats to see his first book published, entitled Poems by John Keats (in 1817). The main poems in the book were the sonnet on Chapman's Homer, the sonnet "To One Who Has Been Long in City Pent," "I Stood Tip-Toe upon a Little Hill," and "Sleep and Poetry," which defended the principles of romanticism as
William Wordsworth's 'To the Cuckoo' and John Keats' 'Ode to a nightingale' are comparable in many different aspects.
William Wordsworth's 'To the Cuckoo' and John Keats' 'Ode to a nightingale' are comparable in many different aspects. The two poems have striking similarities and appear akin to one another. Both poems are likely to be written in related styles; both Wordsworth and Keats wrote in the same era, and were both Romantic Poets. They are also both poets of similar stature and regarded to be of similar ability. They both talk of similar a subject matter, a bird that is personally special. There are parallels to be drawn, but there are also many ways in which the poems contrast. It becomes clear that both poets perceive and respond to their subjects rather differently, and that the poems differ in meaning, direction and quality. The nucleus of both poems is a bird, Keats writes of a nightingale and Wordsworth of a Cuckoo. Birds are very modest and insignificant creatures, yet both poets have used them to extensively express emotion. To these poets their respective birds are extraordinary and important. Neither poet refers to one particular creature, but they both use the species of bird representatively. It is not their fondness for the bird as if it were a pet, a domestic animal, but their fondness of the free animal species that inspires them. It is important to acknowledge that although both poets, especially Wordsworth enjoy using lavish description, neither describes the
How does Keats create a sense of autumn so effectively in his poem,' To Autumn'?
How does Keats create a sense of autumn so effectively in his poem,' To Autumn'? The poem ' To Autumn ' by John Keats uses many different ways to express the nature of autumn. One of the ways he does this is by using poetic devices such as personification, imagery as well as certain sound effects and words or phrases that appeal to the senses such as taste and touch. Keats uses these devices to their potential and very successfully and effectively. One idea created throughout the poem is that each stanza is a different stage of autumn. For example, the third stanza is describing towards the end of autumn and the approach of winter. One major feature of the poem is Keats' use of personification, most noticeably in the second stanza. Keats uses personification to express the character he imagines autumn to be so you can understand autumn and relate it to yourself. Another reason why his use of personification is so successful is that it brings autumn to life. One example of personification very effectively portrays autumn and the sun working together to produce plump, ripe fruit: 'Close bosom friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him on how to load and bless With fruit...' This, I think, is a picturesque way to think of autumn in social life and I think it is an idea that everyone, after reading the poem, takes away with them. Harvest is a familiar sight at the
Describe and discuss the following two poems from the course reader: 'When I Have Fears' by John Keats and 'A Minor Bird' by Robert Frost.
FORMS AND TEXTS COURSE WORK ONE: POETRY TEXTUAL ANALYSIS Describe and discuss the following two poems from the course reader: * 'When I Have Fears' by John Keats and * 'A Minor Bird' by Robert Frost. In this essay I am going to read the two poems mentioned in the essay title and look at the formal, structural and linguistic elements that each poet uses and also how they use figurative language. I am also going to look at and discuss the way in which the form and structure of the poems corresponds to their thematic contents. To start off with I am going to look at the structural and linguistic elements of the poem 'When I have Fears' by John Keats, then I will look at how the poet makes use of figurative language with in the poem and how it affects the thematic content of the poem. Then I will look at the structural and linguistic elements of the poem 'A Minor Bird' by Robert Frost, and will then go on to look at how the poet makes use of figurative language and how it affects the thematic content of the poem. To conclude I am going to consider which of the two poems I find most effective and why. 'When I have fears' by John Keats has been written as a Shakespearean sonnet, which is composed of three quatrains and a couplet written in Iambic Pentameter, this metrical pattern can be spotted because of the rhythm it produces when the reader reads the poem. As
Compare and Contrast the Poets’ View of God in O Loss of Sight and To Autumn
COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE POETS' VIEW OF GOD IN O LOSS OF SIGHT AND TO AUTUMN To Autumn is a poem by John Keats, concerning the season of autumn, and the effect it has on him, and nature. Keats was writing in the early nineteenth century, and was a poet of the Romantic movement that was current at that time. John Milton, a poet of the Restoration period, wrote O Loss of Sight. He wrote this poem in his later years, during the mid seventeenth century, and was, through his lifetime, a devout Puritan. O Loss of Sight is a part of the dramatic dialogue, Samson Agonistes, in which the story of Samson is portrayed. I will compare the views of God that each of the authors portrays in their poems, and the ways in which they chose to do this. I will comment on the language they use, and the effect it has on the reader. To Autumn is written with a humanistic view to nature, and God. He is not mentioned at all in the poem, but the seasons and nature are made to be the god of the earth. God is represented in nature and beauty, but not as an actual being, the creator of heaven and earth, but the God of the humanistic world Keats lives in; he is just the seasons, and Fate. O Loss of Sight has more awareness of God, mainly because John Milton was a Puritan, believing in the existence of God. Even so, the acknowledgement of God in Milton's poem is a bitter and angry acceptance. Although,
The Ode is used as a poetic form for philosophical contemplation. Compare two odes by Keats in the light of this observation
Come a-knocking on Death's door The Ode is used as a poetic form for philosophical contemplation. Compare two odes by Keats in the light of this observation How much do you agree with the statement: John Keats was unfortunate in his upbringing to some extent? On one hand there was a chance for a budding surgeon but he gave that away to his literary awakening which drew him to write odes such as the ones I am going to analyse. Personally, learning about his life prior to literature, I feel that the situations he dealt with, at such a young age were remarkable but perhaps had he not faced those decisions, he wouldn't have come to write such poetry brimming full with philosophical contemplation. John Keats was born on the October 31st, 1795 in Finsbury Pavement, near the centre of London. He learnt to deal with death from an early age as his father died in an accident when he was only eight years old. Seventeen years later in 1810, his mother died due to consumption, leaving John in the care of his grandmother. Subsequently, under the care of guardians he left school to become an apprentice to a surgeon. Unfortunately, before the completion of his apprenticeship, John had a quarrel with his master and therefore left to pursue a stronger path in literature, deftly in the company of his good friend Cowden Clarke. Three years of receiving scarce and negative feedback on
Consider how the romantic poets have responded to the subject of nature with close references to at least three poems studied.
Consider how the romantic poets have responded to the subject of nature with close references to at least three poems studied, comment in detail on: . Imagery (e.g. simile, metaphor, personification.) 2. Subject matter/theme 3. Characteristics of the romantic movement Romanticism was a poetic movement of the 19th century, during The French Revolution. The poetry reflected on feelings of everyday events. It was written in a simplistic language so that everyone could understand and appreciate poetry because earlier poetry was written formally with a complex language, which only the well educated could understand fully. Romantic poems had strong characteristics, which stand out, these are: pantheism, the importance of childhood and memories, a simplistic style, an informal and everyday language, emotional and political. From studying Keats, Coleridge and Wordsworth Nature has been the most influential characteristic, and has inspired them to write personal poems reflecting on God, permanence, education, childhood and memory. The poem 'To Autumn' written by Keats (1795-1821) is a typical romantic poem and in the first sentence 'Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness,' we already have a sense of calmness because the words 'mist' and 'mellow' are very soft and gentle sounding words. Keats has used 'm' and 's' words like these because he wants to get across the calmness
Analysis of "On First Looking Chapman's Homer" by John Keats
Josh Goldfarb Analysis of "On First Looking Chapman's Homer" by John Keats There are many different varieties of poetry, everything from long epic poems to small sonnets. Many small poems don't make much sense the first time they are read because even though they are short they have so much hidden meaning, mutating it to a long meaningful poem. A major technique that poets use in hiding the meaning is allusions. By using allusions in the poem they extend the meaning of the simple words on the page. For example, "On First Looking Chapman's Homer" by John Keats an Italian sonnet. The allusions in this poem give many different effects such as specifying certain events to add meaning and enhancing the imagery. Some of the allusions are not easy to understand, however through so research one can understand them. Throughout the poem many of the allusions relate to a person in history. For example, in line three Round many western islands have I been which relates to the voyages of Odysseus, the hero of Homer's "Odyssey." Another example, found in line four Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I been all three of these allusions show the high or in some cases holy role of poets in society. This shows that poets are servants of a god, in this case Apollo, who he shows his dedication to. One very
I will be comparing the poems Lochinvar written by Walter Scott in 1808 and Le Belle Dame Sans Merci written on 1820 by John Keats.
Comparison of Poems I will be comparing the poems Lochinvar written by Walter Scott in 1808 and Le Belle Dame Sans Merci written on 1820 by John Keats. Lochinvar and Le Belle Dame Sans Merci are two Romantic poems that claimed popularity in the movement of Romanticism simply because they were short in length, they both tell a story and contain a plot, they were fashionable for the Romantic movement also they were easy to remember and recite. The main and most obvious similarity between the two poems is that they are Romantic. The Romantic period began about 1798 and ended approximately around 1832. Romantic poetry concentrated on nature, feelings and emotions. Furthermore the subject matters of the supernatural and medieval were used. It was a break with the old tradition, that was until the Victorian movement moved in and people, actions, outward morality and reason were more important. Poems such as 'Porphyria's Lover' were written during the Victorian movement. One of the main differences between the two poems would be that Le Belle Dame Sans Merci is a ballad whereas Lochinvar uses rhyming couplets and archaic language. In addition Le Belle Dame Sans Merci could be described as being tragic and heart-rending where Lochinvar is the perfect fairytale with the idyllic ending. Le Belle Dame Sans Merci can be considered a ballad because of its tragic content, the inclusion