Poetry in the Romantic Era emphasized profound and compelling emotions, attentiveness to nature, and demand for democratic movements. Departing from rationale, romanticism considered the ideas of personal feelings and imagination. This literary movement initiated the commencement of neoclassicism as individuals’ feelings regarding the native world were expedited. There was also a need to terminate social rules and injustices. The aftermath of the French Revolution had a substantial impact on the beginning of this new era as well. Many poets expressed these new trailblazing ideas into their writing. Particularly, John Keats, one of the most prominent Romantic poets in the second generation, includes tremendously potent emotion into his works.
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Through these odes and poems, Keats denotes frequent themes that occurred in this era - the confusion between dream and reality, the elusiveness of love, and art of nature.
The contrast of dream and reality in “Ode to a Nightingale” serves as a base of Keats’ internal upheaval. Throughout the poem, Keats deliberately questions himself whether his existence is pretend or true. Keats is definitely puzzled within himself. Keats also unveils that he has been wasted on opium, a narcotic drug that produces euphoric effects, also contributing to his lack of comprehension and alertness. In lines one through three, Keats says, “My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains. / My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk, / Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains” (1-3). In his deceptive state, Keats further rambles on that he desires only the finest wine on earth. Keats’ actions and expression can simply be fantasized because his misery is too particular. He wishes that drinking more alcohol will alleviate his daunting position. Even through his depressed state, his craving for wine is powerful. Keats anticipates …show more content…
With these romantic poems, expressing oneself includes exposing their desire for love and their feelings for someone. In “La Belle Dame Sans Merci”, Keats dreams about a girl, “I met a lady in the meads, / Full beautiful - a faery’s child,” (13-14). Keats delves into his emotions and envisions a relationship that he wants but has not actually obtained. This exposure of his personal fantasies evokes the idea of Romanticism and its beliefs on valuing the spread of internal feelings. Along with this reasoning, in “Ode on a Grecian Urn”, Keats reuses this theme saying, “Bold lover, never, never canst thou kiss, / Though winning near the goal - yet, do not grieve; / She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss,” (17-19). Keats is writing that he is close to his lover’s kiss but is not quite there yet. He, in assurance, is claiming that “she” will not fade away in response to prevent grieving. To Keats, his desire to be with his lover and accept her love is valuable. His expression of his feelings is also significant to his beliefs as a Romantic poet, that the theme of love, and its difficulties, are worth writing about because it should be shared and celebrated as a way of
Through these odes and poems, Keats denotes frequent themes that occurred in this era - the confusion between dream and reality, the elusiveness of love, and art of nature.
The contrast of dream and reality in “Ode to a Nightingale” serves as a base of Keats’ internal upheaval. Throughout the poem, Keats deliberately questions himself whether his existence is pretend or true. Keats is definitely puzzled within himself. Keats also unveils that he has been wasted on opium, a narcotic drug that produces euphoric effects, also contributing to his lack of comprehension and alertness. In lines one through three, Keats says, “My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains. / My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk, / Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains” (1-3). In his deceptive state, Keats further rambles on that he desires only the finest wine on earth. Keats’ actions and expression can simply be fantasized because his misery is too particular. He wishes that drinking more alcohol will alleviate his daunting position. Even through his depressed state, his craving for wine is powerful. Keats anticipates …show more content…
With these romantic poems, expressing oneself includes exposing their desire for love and their feelings for someone. In “La Belle Dame Sans Merci”, Keats dreams about a girl, “I met a lady in the meads, / Full beautiful - a faery’s child,” (13-14). Keats delves into his emotions and envisions a relationship that he wants but has not actually obtained. This exposure of his personal fantasies evokes the idea of Romanticism and its beliefs on valuing the spread of internal feelings. Along with this reasoning, in “Ode on a Grecian Urn”, Keats reuses this theme saying, “Bold lover, never, never canst thou kiss, / Though winning near the goal - yet, do not grieve; / She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss,” (17-19). Keats is writing that he is close to his lover’s kiss but is not quite there yet. He, in assurance, is claiming that “she” will not fade away in response to prevent grieving. To Keats, his desire to be with his lover and accept her love is valuable. His expression of his feelings is also significant to his beliefs as a Romantic poet, that the theme of love, and its difficulties, are worth writing about because it should be shared and celebrated as a way of