English Assessment – Jack Sigler
Analyse how at least ONE key aspect of Romantic thinking is explored in at least Two of the studied poem
The Romantic era saw the reverence of imagination and a pantheistic belief in nature revealed within the literary works of the time. The romantic artists of the era highlighted the power of the imagination and held the belief that it could enable people to transcend their troubles and their circumstances. Romantic works of the time were also suffused with a deep appreciation for the natural world. These aspects of Romantic thinking are explored within Keats’ poems Ode on a Grecian Urn and Bright Star.
The reverence for the key Romantic aspect of Imagination is explored within Keats’ Ode on a Grecian Urn …show more content…
At the time of writing this poem, Keats was facing near death, and by using the technique of anthropomorphism to create life on an intimate object; he is able to challenge this mortality. He does this by using the symbolism of this life and constancy on an urn, an object which commonly held ashes, to challenge mortality within his own context. The constancy of life on the urn can be best expressed through, “When old age shall this generation waste, though shalt remain, in midst of other woe” . The inclusion of the phrase “though shalt remain” reflects the constancy of life on the urn, as well as being a personal metaphor for Keats’s own challenge of mortality, allowing him to transcend his own personal troubles and circumstances. This romantic belief that the imagination was the supreme faculty of mind and that it could transcend ones troubles and context is explored through the aspects of imaginative engagement and a personal challenge of Mortality within this …show more content…
Within this poem, Keats uses a pantheistic belief to explore the moral authority of the star and nature. These can be show through “Like Nature’s patient, sleepless eremite” By using the religious connotations of “eremite” who were individuals who drew from life to observe religious devotion, Keats is able to create a link between nature and religion. By using the constancy and authority of the star, he is able to place nature as god, and further express a pantheistic belief in nature. The cleanse of sin by nature as god is shown through “The moving waters at their priestlike task of pure ablution round earth’s human shores” The “pure ablution” by the moving waters at their “priestlike task” shows the placement of nature as god and above all, thus expressing pantheistic belief. This poem expresses a pantheistic belief in nature through its use of religious connotations to describe nature, as well as using the constancy and authority of the star to show its moral
Analyse how at least ONE key aspect of Romantic thinking is explored in at least Two of the studied poem
The Romantic era saw the reverence of imagination and a pantheistic belief in nature revealed within the literary works of the time. The romantic artists of the era highlighted the power of the imagination and held the belief that it could enable people to transcend their troubles and their circumstances. Romantic works of the time were also suffused with a deep appreciation for the natural world. These aspects of Romantic thinking are explored within Keats’ poems Ode on a Grecian Urn and Bright Star.
The reverence for the key Romantic aspect of Imagination is explored within Keats’ Ode on a Grecian Urn …show more content…
At the time of writing this poem, Keats was facing near death, and by using the technique of anthropomorphism to create life on an intimate object; he is able to challenge this mortality. He does this by using the symbolism of this life and constancy on an urn, an object which commonly held ashes, to challenge mortality within his own context. The constancy of life on the urn can be best expressed through, “When old age shall this generation waste, though shalt remain, in midst of other woe” . The inclusion of the phrase “though shalt remain” reflects the constancy of life on the urn, as well as being a personal metaphor for Keats’s own challenge of mortality, allowing him to transcend his own personal troubles and circumstances. This romantic belief that the imagination was the supreme faculty of mind and that it could transcend ones troubles and context is explored through the aspects of imaginative engagement and a personal challenge of Mortality within this …show more content…
Within this poem, Keats uses a pantheistic belief to explore the moral authority of the star and nature. These can be show through “Like Nature’s patient, sleepless eremite” By using the religious connotations of “eremite” who were individuals who drew from life to observe religious devotion, Keats is able to create a link between nature and religion. By using the constancy and authority of the star, he is able to place nature as god, and further express a pantheistic belief in nature. The cleanse of sin by nature as god is shown through “The moving waters at their priestlike task of pure ablution round earth’s human shores” The “pure ablution” by the moving waters at their “priestlike task” shows the placement of nature as god and above all, thus expressing pantheistic belief. This poem expresses a pantheistic belief in nature through its use of religious connotations to describe nature, as well as using the constancy and authority of the star to show its moral