ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
John Keats is a-
A
poet
B
dramatist
C
artist
D
none
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -John Keats was an English Romantic lyric poet whose verse is known for its vivid imagery and great sensuous appeal. His reputation grew after his early death, and he was greatly admired in the Victorian Age. His influence can be seen in the poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and the Pre-Raphaelites, among others.

Detailed explanation-2: -John Keats is one of greatest Romantic poets, best known for works such as ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’.

Detailed explanation-3: -The themes of Keats’s poetry are romantic in their nature. Most of his poetry is devoted to the quest of beauty, love, chivalry, adventure, pathos-these are some of the themes of his poems, (disappointment in love). Keats is known as the Romantic poet in the English literature.

Detailed explanation-4: -John Keats was a pure poet. He has done poetry for the sake of poetry. He was not a reformer; therefore, the influence of his poetry on the minds of readers is not social or moral. He did not touch social elements of the society even though the writers and poets of that era were writing about the revolutions.

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