1) The document is a paper about John Keats and his romantic poetry written by Drashti Mehta for her English literature class. 2) Key aspects of Keats' poetry discussed include his treatment of nature, themes of romance, and use of sensuousness and vivid descriptions to appeal to the senses. 3) His ode "To a Nightingale" is analyzed in depth, noting its shifting moods and themes of escape from the realities of life through the beauty of nature and song.

1. Paper: 5
Paper Name: The Romantic
Literature
Prepared by: Drashti Mehta
Roll no:8
PG Enrollment No: PG13101021
Seat No: 11310009
Sem: 2
Email id:
drashti.mehta.111993@gmail.com
Submitted to: Smt. S. B.
Gardi, Department of
English, maharaja
Krishnakumarsinghji Bhavnagar

2. John Keats
• The most important
poet of the
Romantic age

3. Characteristics of his
Poetry
Treatment
of Nature
Romance
Sensuousness

4. Sensuous
ness
•“POETRY that gives pleasure
to eyes and has no
philosophical bent is said to
be giving Sensuous Beauty.”
•Form, color, perfume, music.

5. Treatment
of Nature
•Nature for Keats is a
“Delicious Poetry
Book.”
•Loved Nature for it’s
Sake, and for the glory and
loveliness.

6. Roman
ce
•He dreamt dreams in order to create such a
dream world.
•Legends of Greece
•Subjects are classical, treatment of them is
always Romantic.

7. Ode To Nightingale
• One Controlling
Symbol
-Nightingale

8. The poem
Changes
the
Mood
Lyrical
Rich in
Expression
Positivity
Vitality
Gloomy
picture
Human -
life

9. A Sorrowful
song
Joy
Sorrow

10. Myth of Philomela

11. In the forest
• With The
Nightingale
• Dark but full of life
• Healing Power
• Supernatural
elements

12. Nymph-
Dryad
Hippocrene-
Fountain

13. Nightingale’s song
• Song has carried him
away from the real
world
• Stanzas-
Despair, depression
• Song is immortal-
always delights and
comforts man.

14. World
• Gloomy picture of
Human life
• Escape
• Strong wish to
retreat from the
world
• Daily life full of
burdens
• Modern life- Tame
and Vulgar

15. Theme of Death
• Keats’s brother
• Young deaths
• Appeals death to take him in
the intense delight

16. • Ended on muted
realistic note.
• Beauty always be
there to give man
strength and
comfort
Ending

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