The Role of Eternity in Ode on a Grecian Urn and Ode to a Ni
The methods of reflection are often invoked during or after an extended illness. For this reason poet, John Keats, struggled with the idea of immortality and its indistinct inimitability in an attempt to come to an understanding or conquer the fears of his unavoidable and untimely death. In Keats' "Ode to A Nightingale" and "Ode on a Grecian Urn", two of his most recognized poems; he endeavors to uncover the essence or truth of eternity by means of analyzing seemingly mortal entities. These entities have the power to inspire Keats to look into the very essence of their being and find a deeper meaning to their existence. After comparing and contrasting the two poems, Keats indirectly resolves that while there are definite truths to both immortality and mortality, there will always remain
Looking at clues in the text it is seen that from these two symbols, that eternity has characteristics of innocence and inexperience with pain or sorrow. In "Nightingale" Keats writes, " Fade far away, dissolve, and quite forget/ What thou among the leaves has never known, The weariness, the fever and the fret/ Here, where men sit and hear each other groan; (L. 21-24)," which indicates the unknowing side of immortality. In "Ode on a Grecian Urn" Keats also writes, "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, / For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair! (L.17-20)", which also expresses the image of innocence that contributes to the idea of eternity. The boy chasing after the girl will alway
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