Essays Tagged: "sad experiences"
"Ode to a Nightingale" and "To Autumn" by John Keats.
ing, and nature.Keats led a very tragic life. His poems can often be related back to his bitter and sad experiences in life. Many of the ideas in Keats's works are quintessentially of Romantic nature: ... ssociates Autumn as the season on the brink of desolated winter, the songs and sounds of summer are sad and quiet. Our lives can be described in terms of seasons: spring is the beginning, summer is th ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
A critical appreciation of Keats' "ode to a Nightingale"
Keats is generally considered the most tragic of the Romantic poets as he was faced by a series of sad experiences in his life. The poem was written a few months after the death of the poet's brother ... poetry with a brilliant sense of imagery.The poet begins by explaining the nature and cause of the sadness he is experiencing. This sadness is converted into physical ache and "drowsy numbness". He f ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry