This document provides an analysis of synesthetic imagery in John Keats's poem "Ode to a Nightingale". It highlights Keats's use of words that appeal to multiple senses such as taste, smell, sight, touch, and sound. Examples of sensory words given include "drink", "opiate", "flora", "flowers", "green", "bubbles", "pain", "ache", "melodious", and "sing". The document contrasts sad, sorrowful words with words that describe the nightingale's song and rejuvenation from nature. It aims to show how Keats uses rich, sensory language to describe just one season of joy.

1. ROMANTIC LITERATURE SynaestheticImagery in John Keats’ Poem, “ Ode To The Nightingale” Prepared by: Name:-Reema A. Kunvrani Roll No:- 15, M.A. Semester-II

2. Descriptions for one season of joy My Heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though hemlock I had drunk, Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains.... That thou, light-winged Dryad of the Trees In some melodious plot Of beechen green, and shadows numberless, Singest of summer in full throated ease. Sunburnt mirth Warmth Oral and Aural Senses Visual Senses Rejuvenation Blushful with beaded bubbles brim

3. Fade away, Dissolve, Die, Dim, Despair, Sorrow, Ache, Pain, Groan, Pale, etc… Words Appealing to various Senses:- Taste:- Drink, Opiet, fruit-tree Smell:- Flora, flowers, incense, musk-rose Visual:- bubbles, green, dim, dance Tactile:- Quiet breath, glooms, pain, ache Oral & Aural:- Melodious, murmurous, sing, requiem, music, anthem… In contrast to the words:- My Heart aches Sadness/ Feeling Senses Draught of vintage Full of sorrow

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