JOHN KEATS: Ode on Melancholy Flashcards
‘no no go not to Lethe’
in media res catches readers attention- no time wasted
- double negative = urgency and agitation
poisonous wine
pleasurable and sweet oxymoron
‘ruby grape’
splash of colour, ironically brings poem to life, joy and melancholy must live together simultaneously
‘rosary of yew berries’
ironic rosary = blessed protection yet made of poisonous berries
‘heaven like a weeping cloud
beauty inherit in melancholy- keats attributed preciousness to sadness
‘or’ and senses
anaphora = abundance of sensual experience
- embrace transcient beauty and joy
‘feed deep upon her peerless eyes’
assonance, emphasise sensual desire and lvoe that can arise from passion
oiut of melancholy comes the unique opportunity to experience the soul
‘Beauty must die’
peculiar climax, sensual and tragic beautfifull but demanding sacrifice
Beauty joY pleasure
melancholy’s companions are all defined by transience
very temple of delight…
enjambment = dreamy invocations lack of structure = consequences of altering melancholy
‘cloudy’
clouds are temporary, melancholy doesnt last forever
polemic
ours is a world of change of flux unless we fully immerse ourselves fully in the process of flux our sensitivity to life and ability to experience life fully will be deadened
STRUCUTE
Iambic pentameter repeated stressed unstressed rhythm = journey quwst to find happiness
