Figurative language, when used by poets, conveys both central and subliminal message within the poem. In Keats poem, "La Belle Dame sans Merci", figurative language such as allegory, apostrophe, personification, symbols and metaphors reveal Keats idea that love's a source of destruction, death, and deceit. Keats also uses these devices to express the Knight's credulous and easily captivated nature and the three shifts in tone; melancholy, admiration, and trepidation. People who fall in love expect warmth and passion to fill the rest of their days, however love becomes twisted and deceitful, leaving the person in a lifeless and deadly existence.
Keats main message of his poem, "La Belle Dame sans Merci", is that love's a force of destruction and this love leads to a deadly end. The state of the knight appears as one of sickness …show more content…
Keats portrays the knight as credulous, a man who's ready to go allow with any sign that promises love. The knight says that "she looked at me as she did love" (line 19) while in their moments of intimacy. In this moment, the knight becomes mentally attached, allowing himself to follow her down which ever path she chooses, even though that means misfortune awaits him at the end of his journey with his beautiful mistress. She became a cynosure in his eyes, showing how easily he became captivated by her beauty. In line 22, the knight's attention becomes completely centered on his beautiful beast saying that "nothing else" is seen "all day long". The love that he chases after with her completely blinds him to the rest of the world. His character circles back around to Keats use of allegory, expressing the damage that love causes when it blinds the eyes and allows the heart to take charge. People who long for love become credulous by natural, just wanting love, which in turns deprives them of their sight used to warn them of dangers that proves
Keats main message of his poem, "La Belle Dame sans Merci", is that love's a force of destruction and this love leads to a deadly end. The state of the knight appears as one of sickness …show more content…
Keats portrays the knight as credulous, a man who's ready to go allow with any sign that promises love. The knight says that "she looked at me as she did love" (line 19) while in their moments of intimacy. In this moment, the knight becomes mentally attached, allowing himself to follow her down which ever path she chooses, even though that means misfortune awaits him at the end of his journey with his beautiful mistress. She became a cynosure in his eyes, showing how easily he became captivated by her beauty. In line 22, the knight's attention becomes completely centered on his beautiful beast saying that "nothing else" is seen "all day long". The love that he chases after with her completely blinds him to the rest of the world. His character circles back around to Keats use of allegory, expressing the damage that love causes when it blinds the eyes and allows the heart to take charge. People who long for love become credulous by natural, just wanting love, which in turns deprives them of their sight used to warn them of dangers that proves