Ode to a Nightengale
In “Ode to a Nightingale”, Keats is reflecting on a beautiful and imaginative moment of nature. He is wishing to savor this moment, but due to the various cycles of nature, this moment cannot last for long, there is constant change. Nature itself can go on forever, it is continuous, but on the other hand, for mankind, no one moment is immortal. Keats is aware of this and he wants to become part of it. The beginning of the bird’s song marks the beginning of the moment Keats longs to savor. To truly appreciate this moment, and escape his own world, he feels as though he must experience this as intensly as possible - in a drugged and almost numbed state. Keates creates images to allude to the beautiful and inspirational intensity that this nature has brought. The “Provencal” song (line 14) and the “blushful Hippocrene” (line 16) are examples which represent this love and inspiration. These images are so strong that he desires to drink it and fade away into it, so that he could become one with nature. Consequently, in line 22, “what thou among the leaves hast never known”, Keats realizes that for mankind all that is beautiful must come to an end. He will not achieve success if he alludes to imbibing himself with alcohol. Th
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Grecian Urn, Nightingale Keats, VI Keats, Cold Pastoral, keats aware, beauty truth, nature experience, moment nature, eternal innocence, human life,
Approximate Word count = 888
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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