John Keats; romantic poet Flashcards
what year did Keats’ brother die and what was his name?
1819, Thomas
which radical reformer was Keats’ friends with?
Leigh Hunt
What is negative capability?
The idea that there is no need to have answers to every question, the less it is understood, the more value it has.
What is a sonnet?
a 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter usually used in love poetry
what is a Volta?
In poetry it is the sudden change of thought or ‘turning point’
In which poem does Keats talk about fear of dying?
‘when I have fears that I may cease to be’
In which poem does Keats talk about the loneliness of the industrial city of London?
‘O Solitude! if I must with thee dwell’
what is an ode?
a lyrical poem for which Keats was famous for- they address a particular subject or theme.
which of Keats’ poems are in ode form?
‘ode to psyche’ ‘ode on a grecian urn’ ‘ode to a nightingale’ ‘ode on melancholy’ ‘to autumn’
which of Keats’ poems are in sonnet form?
‘O solitude’ ‘on first looking into chapman’s homer’ ‘on the sea’ ‘on sitting down to read king lear once again’ ‘when I have fears that I might cease to be’ ‘to sleep’ ‘Bright star’
what is a Petrarchan sonnet?
split into the octave and the sestet ABBA ABBA rhyme scheme
what is a ballad?
a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas
what is enjambment?
the continuation of a line into another stanza without a pause.
what is a quatrain?
a stanza that is 4 lines long
which magazines gave Keats a bad review which almost ruined his career?
Blackwoods and the Quarterly review, a particularly classist attack, mentioning his middle-class upbringing
what age was Keats orphaned?
14 years old
what does Keats’ gravestone say and why?
‘Here lies one whose name was writ in water’ He never considered himself a good poet or a person who would be remembered.
Who influenced Keats to pursue his literary passions?
His headmaster John Clarke and his son Charles Clarke as well as Keats’ own brothers.
which movement did Keats influence after his death?
The pre-raphaelites and Lord Alfred Tennyson
what era did Keats write in?
The Regency period
which of Keats’ poems are in narrative verse?
‘Eve of St Agnes’
which techniques is Keats’ poetry famous for?
Juxtaposition, metaphor, simile and lyrical poetry
When did Keats die and where?
1821 in Rome
what is Keats’ use of apostrophe and give two poems that use it?
when a writer speaks to a person who is not there or to an inanimate object. e.g. ‘ode on a grecian urn’ and ‘O Solitude!’
