A Critical Analysis of Ode on a Grecian Urn
The Romantic Period introduced a variety of writing styles. The authors of the
early eighteenth century altered many of the earlier romantic pieces. The early writers
primary area of concern was nature. It was not until the ladder part of the eighteenth
century that authors began to focus on the supernatural as well as nature. John Keats
unique style of writing gave the world a great respect for his work. Keats felt his poetry
should effect the readers emotions, and only great poetry could move the reader to the
point of enjoyment. In doing this Keats felt the only way to achieve his goal of "moving his
audience" was to surrender to uncertainties, or by believing much of life is unexplainable,
especially human beings, who strive on emotion that guide their wants and needs.
In the "Ode on a Grecian Urn", the urn represents a story without regard to time.
(Bloom 16). The unchanging marble arrests time through the urn. (Bloom 16).
"When old age shall this generation waste, Thou shalt remain" (lines 46-47),
describes the unchanging marbles and the characters on the urn. With the unchanging
marble, the urn has slowed time towards eternity, making artwork immortal (bloom 16).
This shows the immortal side of the Grecian urn physical appearance. The unchangeable
urn also displays a tale of an everyday place. The urn show the people with their endless
deeds.
"Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave
Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare;
Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss,
Tough winning near the goal- ye, do not grieve;...
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...tars' yet there is a hidden message within the lives they lead. "Beauty
is truth, truth beauty." This message is apparent whenever a 'star' is in the spotlight.
Society believes in the reality behind the message "Beauty is truth, truth beauty." We want
to believe this message is the key to all our happiness. We all at one time or another within
our lives have tried to live according to our favorite celebrity, just as Keats idolized the
people projected on his urn. Keats life unfortunately ended before it ever began yet he was
able to realize despite his heartbreak and illness, that this is almost never true. No matter
how perfect things appear to be on the outside, it's totally different when you attempt to
put the other person shoes on and takes a stroll. In other words, things are not what they
always appear to be.
...ion of the situation to the Ancient Mariner. Moreover, the way in which the dialogue is presented, makes the structure seems more of a script of a play. The structure of the poem is a key characteristic in displaying the theme, for by telling the story as a personal experience, it helps the reader understand the moral and theme intended as a warning to people.
Many people might say that stars are merely a product of the Hollywood system needing to make a profit; Hollywood manufactures a product and creates the demand for it. A star's image is processed through advertisements and promotions and has little to do with what the audience wants and needs from entertainment. There is a widespread mentality that any Average Joe can become a star with enough resources backing him up. Richard Dyer points out, however, that even movies full of stars fail, and stars can and do fall out of fashion (12). A star's economic worth is not invulnerable to audiences' opinions. The audience isn't so easily controlled.
The poems make for a simple addition to the narrative and allows for a much more meaningful experience for a reader and makes for a much more engrossing story, thus adding to the experience as a whole.
...agery artistically to creatively examine, whether death really is the end of all humanity or whether life was merely purgatorial, a period of time allocated on earth for the purpose of atoning for our sins just like the ‘purgatorial rails’ in this poem. Alternatively it can be argued that religion is not life affirming and only death reveals, the indoctrinatory nature of religious teachings. For example the ‘sculptured dead’ were ‘imprisoned in black’ connoting everlasting torment. It almost contradictorily argues that faith on one hand is a sufferance gladly taken by citizens so they may reap their rewards in the afterlife but on the other hand Keats is demonstrating how religion is restricted and there is really no life after death. This is interesting because it controversially subverts conventions of the time that he was writing in.
In today’s modern view, poetry has become more than just paragraphs that rhyme at the end of each sentence. If the reader has an open mind and the ability to read in between the lines, they discover more than they have bargained for. Some poems might have stories of suffering or abuse, while others contain happy times and great joy. Regardless of what the poems contains, all poems display an expression. That very moment when the writer begins his mental journey with that pen and paper is where all feelings are let out. As poetry is continues to be written, the reader begins to see patterns within each poem. On the other hand, poems have nothing at all in common with one another. A good example of this is in two poems by a famous writer by the name of Langston Hughes. A well-known writer that still gets credit today for pomes like “ Theme for English B” and “Let American be American Again.”
celebrity may be found in the words of one of America’s Founding Fathers, John Adams, who wrote, ‘‘The rewards . . . in this life are steem and admiration of others—the punishments are neglect and contempt. The desire of the esteem of others is as real a want of nature as hunger—and the neglect and contempt of the world as severe as a pain.” (Price, 463). The author suggests that fame is not at all w...
The star text of a celebrity can help to decipher their image and transitions they may undergo. In order to better understand these transitions, one must know the definition of a star text. A star text is the sum of everything we affiliate with celebrities, which includes their body of work, promotion, publicity, and audience participation (Jackson, 08/09/16). One must note that “celebrity doesn 't happen because someone has extraordinary qualities – it is discursively constructed by the way in which the person is publicised and meanings about them circulate” (O 'Shaughnessy and Stadler 424). Destiny Hope Cyrus, “an American singer and actress, became a sensation in the television series
"John Keats." British Literature 1780-1830. Comp. Anne K. Mellor and Richard E. Matlak. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1996. 1254-56. Print.
Baron, forlorn in the loss of his Madeline. Does Keats merely make tribute to this classic idea of
We are prisoners to our perception. It is a common saying that things are not always as they seem .This philosophy is abundantly true when it comes to the subject of fame, celebrity, furtune and impact. The way we see things is responsible for the set up of our individual ideologies.”Evidence “by Kathryn Schultz refers to ideology as a “conceptual framework” (Schultz, page 373).We see fame as the greatest achievement that one could accomplish in their lifetime. We idolize and fantasize how the wealthy are free of the burdens of life and that they are faced with little to no misfortunes. As pointed out several times throughout this writing, this is a counterfactual way of looking at fame. Schulz’s essay further states that “to exist, to deal with reality, we need a conceptual framework; theories that tell us which questions to ask and which to not, where to look and where not to bother.”(Schulz, page 373).This quote relates to the subject matter because I also feel that individuals tend to overlook the cons of fame and focus too much of the glitz and glamour associated with fame.Basically,some people see what they want to see and ignore what they don't want to accept and
John Keats uses various techniques in his compositions to evoke a reader’s response to his theme. In Keats’s poem, “On first looking into Chapman’s Homer” depicts Keats’s emotions and feelings after being read Chapman’s Elizabethan translation of the Odyssey. To show the magnitude of his delight, Keats compares his feelings to those of many explorers, who discover the wonders of the world and universe.
No matter where a person goes throughout the United States, they will not walk through the streets of New Jersey or New York for long before they hear the latest scandals with Kim Kardashian or Miley Cyrus. If a person walks into any public store they’ll quickly hear discussion of the latest stars on American Idol from passersby. While we scoff at the antics of celebrities, but at the same time we can foster an almost fanatical desire to be as if not more famous then the people everyone talks about. It is rather human to feel envy, jealously, and desire; we all want to be looked favorably upon. We roll our eyes when someone repeatedly states how beautiful or intelligent a celebrity is, yet even a skeptic can’t help but desire the admiration that celebrity received. Why do men work out? Why do women use such extensive amounts of cosmetics? Why are people so determined to be revered? The answer to individual’s thirst for fame can vary but it’s unavoidable to assume that individual wanted to be the center of attention. We want to be admired, favored, and loved as much as the celebrities that we worship. Reality television has shifted to show the “perfect” life of our celebrities and how happy they are compared to the common people. Neoliberals and authoritarian realized how our fanatical love for our celebrities can be used against us as to quote Frank Furedi from his academic journal on the topic of celebrity culture in which he has stated in the abstract in his first page: “Often celebrity provides an alternative source of validation. The tendency to outsource authority to the celebrity represents an attempt to bypass the problem of legitimacy by politicians and other figures.” Through celebrities’ neoliberals and
On the outskirts of London on Halloween in 1795, famous Romantic poet John Keats was born. Entering school at the age of 8, Keats was "known for his fierce prowess in schoolyard fights" (“John Keats: Childhood”). Although Keats was the eldest of the four children and the son of a mere stable keeper, he and his large family lived a relatively comfortable life. He lived an uneventful life until his father, Thomas Keats, died from a skull fracture after being thrown from his horse. Following his father's death, Keats' distraught mother placed her children in the care of her elderly mother before abandoning him and his siblings for over three years (“John Keats: Childhood”). Only ten years old at the time, the overwhelming loss of his mother led Keats to have panic attacks (“John Keats: Childhood”). Regardless of the damage caused by his mother leaving him, when she returned in 1809 sick with tuberculosis, and Keats nursed her until her death the following year. After his mother's death, young John’s grandmother handed guardianship of her grandchildren over to Richard Abbey, a man who quickly revealed he did not value the children, only their inheritanc...
...ise, or are assumed to commend. The contrast varies from the immediate – our friends, siblings and parents – to the distant persons – Celebrities, pop stars, fashionistas, sports stars and other performer. We begin to identify with our own superstars and start to adore them. Interestingly, in our media-proliferated age, our superstars are probably “well-orchestrated” celebrities.
Keats death was so tragic that most people would cry to sleep. “Quench with in their burning bed thy fiery tears and let thy loud heart keep lie he 's, a mute and uncomplaining sleep” (Shelley 21-23). Lips could not form words to express their sorrow hearts only tears would convey the lost of a great poet. Some people even viewed Keats as a voice of imagery that lead them to the doors of imagination and ideas, yet some thought the opposite by mocking and making critical clams. Shelley later goes on to explain that Keats was unapologetic of his style in his work and unterrified of his death. “..he went, unterrified, into the gulph of death...” (Shelley 34-35). Keats focus mindset and unapologetic nature helped him keep writing even through the hate he received lead him to fame. “...the thorny road, which leads, through toil and hate, to fame’s serene above” (Shelley