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To Autumn Flashcards

1
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Who wrote ‘To Autumn’?

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John Keats

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What kind of poet was John Keats?

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a romantic poet

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When was ‘To Autumn’ written?

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1820

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What form is ‘To Autumn’?

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an ode

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5
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How many stanzas are there in ‘To Autumn’?

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3 stanzas

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What does the first stanza of ‘To Autumn’ focus on?

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abundance
growth

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What does the second stanza of ‘To Autumn’ focus on?

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personification of Autumn

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What does the third stanza of ‘To Autumn’ focus on?

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all crops have been harvested

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What rhythm is used in ‘To Autumn’?

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iambic tetrameter

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10
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When is iambic tetrameter not used in ‘To Autumn’?

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the last line ; 11 syllables

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11
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What is Keats’ meaning by not using iambic tetrameter on the last line?

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love of autumn cannot be contained into one ‘perfect’ line

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12
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What does iambic tetrameter sound like?

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natural speech
footsteps
heartbeat

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13
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What is another name for iambic tetrameter?

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heroic line

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14
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Why did Keats live in poverty?

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both his parents died intestate and he was never aware of inheritance

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15
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Why might ‘To Autumn’ be autobiographical?

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  • published near his death
  • melancholy language at end signifies end of autumn but maybe he knows he is dying
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16
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Why does ‘To Autumn’ reference the Middle Ages?

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romanticism glorified the past

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17
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Give examples where John Keats is referencing the Middle Ages

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‘thatch-eaves run’
‘cyder-press’

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18
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What does the first stanza of ‘To Autumn’ feature?

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a semantic field of fertility

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How does Keats create a semantic field of fertility in the first stanza of ‘To Autumn’?

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idyllic imagery
pastoral imagery
bucolic imagery

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20
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What did John Keats do before fully devoting himself to poetry?

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worked as an apprentice to a surgeon then a junior surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’

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Where did John Keats work as an apprentice and a junior surgeon?

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Guys’ and St Thomas’

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22
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finish the quote : ‘season of…

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…mists’

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23
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finish the quote : ‘mellow…

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….fruitfulness!’

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24
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finish the quote : ‘close bosom-friend of…

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…the maturing sun’

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25
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finish the quote : ‘conspiring with..

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…him’

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26
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What gender is the sun personified as in ‘To Autumn’?

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male

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27
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What gender is autumn personified as in ‘To Autumn’?

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female

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28
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finish the quote : ‘how to…

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…load and bless’

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29
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finish the quote : ‘with fruit…

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…the vines’

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30
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finish the quote : ‘round the…

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…thatch-eaves run’

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31
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finish the quote : ‘to bend with…

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…apples’

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32
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finish the quote : ‘the moss’d…

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…cottage tree’

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33
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finish the quote : ‘and fill all…

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…fruit with ripeness’

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34
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finish the quote : ‘with ripeness…

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…to the core’

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35
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finish the quote : ‘to swell…

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…the gourd’

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36
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finish the quote : ‘plump the…

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….hazel shells’

37
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finish the quote : ‘with a…

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…sweet kernel’

38
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finish the quote : ‘to set…

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…budding more’

39
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finish the quote : ‘still more…

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…later flowers for the bees’

40
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finish the quote : ‘until they think…

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…warm days will never cease’

41
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finish the quote : ‘warm days…

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…will never cease’

42
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finish the quote : ‘for summer…

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…has o’erbrimm’d their clammy shells’

43
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finish the quote : ‘o’erbrimm’d their…

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…clammy shells’

44
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finish the quote : ‘who hath not…

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…seen thee oft amid thy store?’

45
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How does Keats appeal to rural folk in ‘To Autumn’?

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‘who hath not seen the oft amid thy store’

46
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finish the quote : ‘thee sitting…

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…careless’

47
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finish the quote : ‘on a…

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…granary floor’

48
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finish the quote : ‘the hair…

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…soft-lifted’

49
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finish the quote : ‘by the…

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winnowing wind’

50
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finish the quote : ‘on a…

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…half-reap’d furrow’

51
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finish the quote : ‘sound…

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…asleep’

52
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finish the quote : ‘drows’d with…

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…fume of poppies’

53
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What affect do poppies have on you?

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opioids are sleep inducing

54
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finish the quote : ‘steady thy…

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…laden head’

55
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finish the quote : ‘across a…

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…brook’

56
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finish the quote : ‘or by a…

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…cyder-press’

57
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finish the quote : ‘thou watchest…

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…the lasting oozings’

58
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finish the quote : ‘hours by…

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…hours’

59
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What technique does Keats use in ‘thou watchest the lasting oozings hours by hours’?

60
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What affect does the assonance in ‘To Autumn’ have?

61
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finish the quote : ‘Where are the…

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…songs of Spring?’

62
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What technique does Keats use in ‘Ay, where are they?’

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direct address

63
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finish the quote : ‘ay, where…

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…are they?’

64
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finish the quote : ‘think not…

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…of them’

65
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finish the quote : ‘thou hast…

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…my music too’

66
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finish the quote : ‘while barred…

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…clouds bloom’

67
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finish the quote : ‘the soft-….

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…dying day’

68
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finish the quote : ‘touch the…

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…stubble pains’

69
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finish the quote : ‘stubble pains….

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…with rosy hue’

70
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finish the quote : ‘then in a…

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…wailful choir’

71
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finish the quote : ‘the small…

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…gnats mourn’

72
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finish the quote : ‘among the…

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…river sallows’

73
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finish the quote : ‘sinking as the…

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…light wind lives or dies’

74
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finish the quote : ‘the light wind…

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…lives or dies’

75
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finish the quote : ‘full grown…

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…lambs loud bleat’

76
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finish the quote : ‘hedge-crickets…

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…sing’

77
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What does the third stanza of ‘To Autumn’ feature?

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soundscape
sensory imagery

78
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finish the quote : ‘‘the red-breast…

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…whistles’

79
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finish the quote : ‘gathering swallows..

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…twitter in the skies.’

80
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What does swallows do in autumn?

81
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What did John Keats die of?

A

tuberculosis

82
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How old was John Keats when he died?

83
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When did John Keats’ poetry become popular?

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after his death

84
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What is the significance of the title?

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declaration / devotion
appreciation of autumn

85
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What does Keats allude to?

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Arcadian past with a focus on sensuousness and beauty

86
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What is clear in To Autumn?

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awareness of death

87
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Why was Keats aware of death?

A

nursing his brother
loss of his parents
own illness and mortality
Tuberculosis

88
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Give a quote from Keats

A

truth is there is something real in this world

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