Succeeding the Romantic Age was the Victorian Age which began, according to well-esteemed scholars, in the year 1832 and ended in the year 1900. The Victorian literature inherited numerous qualities from Romantic literature. Yet, the Victorian writings expanded to acknowledge its new ideas, its scie...

Dear Sir/Madam, As a fan of modern poetry, I would like to publicly express my outrage at the comments made by Peter Bloxham in his article, 'Poets Cornered' (The Australian Magazine, 9 June 2001). I believe that poetry, like most other things, is simply moving with the times, constantly adapting ...

In "Ode to a Nightingale", Keats is reflecting on a beautiful and imaginative moment of nature. He is wishing to savor this moment, but due to the various cycles of nature, this moment cannot last for long, there is constant change. Nature itself can go on forever, it is continuous, but ...

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...

Imagination takes us into a realm of eternal bliss. It is a never-ending story weaved upon our wildest thoughts, our innermost passions, our fanciful hopes and dreams. It is not of this world. There is nothing to measure, or hold. It remains a drift in patterns of sweet joy, and anticipation. John K...

In the "Eve of St. Agnes", John Keats created a tale of young love not by forgetting what everyday existence is like, but by using the mean, sordid, and commonplace as a foundation upon which to build a high romance. The result is no mere fairy tale, but a poem that has a rounded fullness ...

What is the first word that pops into your head when you hear the word Urn? Some might think of death, pottery or some people just might not know what an urn is. For John Keats an urn is a beautiful piece of art and love, and just a pinch of loneliness mixed all mixed together. "Ode on a Grecia...

Percy Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind" is a portrayal of Shelley's rebellious motto towards the ideals and values during the Romantic era and his desire to escape from these customary beliefs reflected by the ways of nature. The poem begins with Shelley describing the West Win...