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... Discuss it with reference to his Poem ‘Ode to A Nightingale.’ An ode is an address to someone and Keats addressed the mentioned poem to a nightingale. ... In the rustling of leaves, in the beauty of a sparrow’s flight, in the naive ness of a child’s laugh, or for that matter in the song of a nightingale. ... This might result in jealousy in some cases, or as in the ‘Ode to A Nightingale’ it might also result in cherishing the happiness of others. ... As most of the stanzas of the poem, ‘Ode to A Nightingale’ very obviously portray, Keats was an escapist. ... In the first stanza of the poem, Keats says that the song of the nightingale fills his heart with pain. He starts to feel drowsy and is totally hypnotized by the sweet notes of the nightingale. ... His sense has dissolved away into nothingness as if he has drunk strong wine and his actions are not thought of by him but are dominated by the nightingale’s song. ... And in this poem, the poet has tried to feel his lost happiness again in the happiness of the nightingale. He has also called the nightingale the Dryad of the trees. ... He has compared the nightingale to the fairy of the forest, which enlightens the entire area. ... He has said that the entire plot or area that is governed by the sound of the nightingale’s sweet notes is just as melodious as the nightingale’s voice and has a different atmosphere than the adjoining areas which as yet, lack the quality of being blessed with the peaceful and comforting voice of the bird. ... He also expresses his want to fade into the forest with the nightingale. ... He then tries to explain the intensity of worldly troubles by telling the nightingale that she has never even known those troubles. ... In this stanza as well, just like in the first stanza, Keats is addressing the bird, and though already into his imagination, he is explaining to the nightingale why he wishes to escape into the world of ever living illusions. ... This time, he says that he would fly to the nightingale, but not through drinking. ... He says that no one will even be able to recognize that through his poetry he has escaped from this cruel world and joined the happy world of the nightingale. ... After having claimed that his mind is dull, he suddenly says that he is already there with the nightingale and he starts to explain all that he is able to see through his inner eye. ... He further says that although there is no light where he is with the nightingale, because all the light has been blown to the heavens, yet he can feel a weird sense of serenity in the green grasses and the winding paths that line the forest. ... He keeps on saying that the song of the nightingale and his imagination have filled his life with a joy and serenity which have removed all his previous pains and death in such circumstances would be much more than acceptable. ... He addressed the nightingale and said that it would be even more easier to leave this world with your sweet voice pouring sweet words into my ear and soothing my pain and giving relief and serenity to my heart. ... However, he starts to reflect on what sort of life he would lead as soon as he was finished and he says that he would become a part of the worthless earth and the nightingale’s song in which he sought refuge in, when he was present in such a critical situation would be heard by him no more. And although the nightingale would continue to sing he would be ignorant of the sweetness of her tone and all words of the song that had previously been assumed by him to be of happiness, of continuous summers and mirth would be changed into sadness and songs of mourning. ... The mention of king and clown has actually been made to show that the nightingale is not conscious of status and breed in its function of soothing people but will soothe all alike just as it had provided him refuge that night, when he lay under the troubles of the perilous world. ... She would spend all her time in pure loneliness and the poet suggests that had she been able to listen to the nightingale’s song, she might have forgotten that she was ever alone because the sweetness of the singer’s tone completely hypnotizes everyone. He has referred to the palaces by the sea shore as magic encasements and he said that the voice of the nightingale has drifted inside the walls of these seaside castles and even the enchanted beings inside would open up the windows to listen to the song. ... He slowly starts to bid adieu to the fancies and says that he can hear the voice of the nightingale fade over the meadows and into the next valley, but he, Keats, would not be deceived by illusions---never. |
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