When I Have Fears Flashcards
Key point of the poem
Keats is worried he will never experience love fame and success
He wants to write down all his ideas before his death
Quote to show he wants to write his ideas down
“ before my pen has glean‘d my teeming brain”
Quote that relates to wheat harvest - simile
“Like rich garners the full ripen’d grain”
What is Keats vision of love
It is celestial and comes with good luck and is intrigued by its randomness and believes he will not get it
Perspective of the poem
John Keats
Quote that shows the context link alliteration
“ feel, fair “
What does Keats question at the end
Is love worth it after all when you die you won’t remember it so it’s pointless, his desires are minuscule compared to the world
Quote that puts Keats desires into perspective
“ the wide world I stand alone “
Metaphor to the fictional world
“ relish in the faery power”
Quote to show an exclamative sentence
“Creature of an hour!”
3 language points
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
4 structure points
Enjambment
Exclamative sentence
Iambic pentameter
Sonnet 14 lines
Context on John Keats
English romantic poet Father died when 8 Eldest of 4 surviving children Reputation grew after death Died at 25
