BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN KEATS Born in London‚ England‚ on October 31‚ 1795‚ John Keats devoted his short life to the perfection of poetry marked by vivid imagery‚ great sensuous appeal and an attempt to express a philosophy through classical legend. In 1818 he went on a walking tour in the Lake District. His exposure and overexertion on that trip brought on the first symptoms of the tuberculosis‚ which ended his life. Quotes "If Poetry comes not as naturally as Leaves to a tree it had better not
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Close Reading Assignment: John Keats: “On Fame” John Keats talks about fame and the desire of people to posses it. He compares fame to a woman and the desire of people for fame is compared to men’s lust to women. John Keats as the speaker presents an “as matter-of-fact” tone. The speaker gives the reader a sense of knowledge about what fame is. He seems to know what he’s talking about and it seems like he’s giving a lecture about it. The speaker achieves this tone by his elaborate comparison between
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Throughout the history of literature‚ Keats is arguable the most influential writers of the romantic era. Although‚ at the time of his life‚ his poetry was unread and frankly unheard of. Those who did read his writing were appalled and stated that he wouldn’t make it as a writer. This started Keats disbelief in himself‚ but he continued writing because his dream was to become recognized for his work. It’s clearly seen that his writing was matured much beyond his time‚ therefore his recognition did
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"A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness" John Keats from Endymion. John Keats was undoubtedly an extremely gifted and well loved poet. In such a short space of time he was able to leave a poetic legacy which has touched the hearts and minds of millions. He possessed an unwavering desire to write poetry‚ which considering his working class status‚ was something thought impossible in the 19th century. He would overcome these barriers
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To autumn: A critcal analysis In his ode‚ „To Autumn“‚ the speaker experiences the beauty of autumn in its fullest way. What makes this ode so profound is the use of certain words which create a unique atmosphere and of course the clear structure which makes it easy to understand. The poem is an ode that contains three stanzas‚ each stanza has got eleven lines. Obviously‚ there is a change of pattern which makes this odes even more interesting. The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is: ABABCDEDCCE
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In the poem “To Autumn‚” the author John Keats uses a multitude of poetic elements such as rhythm‚ diction‚ sound‚ imagery and voice to develop a theme that both nature and our lives follow a similar and beautiful path while living‚ even as they come close to death. The poem itself is comprised of three stanzas of similar length. Each of these stanzas describes a different part of autumn‚ the beginning‚ middle and end. The speaker in the poem acknowledges that time passes by in the poem. Furthermore
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In his English sonnet “When I Have Fears” (pg. 17‚ Vendler)‚ John Keats attempts to put into words the human emotions felt when dealing with death. I believe that Keats wrote this poem to describe the natural order of emotions he went through while thinking of his own mortality. The tone of the sonnet takes a “roller coaster” course throughout the poem from one quatrain to the next. With careful examination one can see that Keats used the first quatrain to describe a state of utter confusion‚ the
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with nature’s beauty. In some of the odes eternal beauty is achieved by death‚ and in others the present moment is the opportunity to appreciate nature’s beauty in a more passionate way. Possibly the fact that John Keats had been witness to the slow and painful deaths of many close relatives from tuberculosis‚ as had happened with his younger brother Tom the previous winter of the composition of the odes‚ it has made him more concerned with these three “enemies”. On the other hand Keats was in love
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the short life span of John Keats’‚ his work best representation of Romanticism. At the age of 21‚ Keats gives up his pursuit to be a surgeon and starts to be a full-time poet. Keats change his occupation to be a poet after reading Edmund Spenser’s 16th-century epic poem The Faerie Queen‚ which leads Keats to write his poem Lines in Imitation of Spenser. Addition to Spenser’s work influencing Keats to be a poet‚ William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge influence Keats to change his style of
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Many people in today’s world are suffering due to their enhanced focus on their limitations‚ while neglecting their numerous talents‚ which causes great emotional suffering. In John Keats’s Odes‚ he developed a humble acceptance of both his limitations and talents through the immense suffering that he endured throughout his life. This view was also shown in The Breakfast Club where a brilliant young man‚ Brian Johnson‚ was upset by his inability to create a lamp in shop class so he contemplated committing
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