John Keats was an English Romantic poet born in 1795 in London. Much of Keats’ work was not well received by critics during his short life. His reputation grew after his death at the age of 25 from tuberculosis. He had a difficult childhood and experienced the loss of most of his family, which probably contributed to his concerns about his own life and mortality. In “When I have Fears That I May Cease to Be,” Keats expresses his fear that he is alone in the world and his young life may be cut off before he experiences the love of a woman and fulfills his dreams as a writer.
In the first quatrain, Keats tells the reader about his fear of an early death before he can write all that is in his head. His “teeming brain” is full of ideas, subjects
In the first quatrain, Keats tells the reader about his fear of an early death before he can write all that is in his head. His “teeming brain” is full of ideas, subjects