The third glimpse at Keats's craftsmanship comes through his mastership at yet another poetic form: the ode. In his poem " Ode to Autumn" , Keats praises the season overlooked by most people: Autumn. In the first stanza, the reader gets a vivid picture of the landscape by Keats focusing mainly on v...

John Keats once said about Lord Byron, "He describes what he sees - I describe what I imagine, mine is the hardest task." "To Autumn" is evidence of his way of thinking, as the poem is a vivid, lyrical portrayal of the English autumn, as he imagined it. The poem is written on a...

ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE As one reads this poem of John Keats, the overwhelming feeling is the envy the poet feels toward the nightingale and his song. He compared the carefree life of the bird to the pain, suffering and mortality of men. He continually referred to Greek gods and mythology when s...