LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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Adonais
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The Patriot
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Andrea del Sarto
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My Last Duchess
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Detailed explanation-1: -Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keats, Author of Endymion, Hyperion, etc. (/ˌædoʊˈneɪ. ɪs/) is a pastoral elegy written by Percy Bysshe Shelley for John Keats in 1821, and widely regarded as one of Shelley’s best and best-known works.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is the theme of Adonais? Adonais commemorates the life and legacy of John Keats. The main themes that appear in the poem are the relationship between man and nature, immortalization and rebirth, and the influence of art and beauty.
Detailed explanation-3: -John Keats (1795-1821) composed his sensuous ode ‘To Autumn’ in September 1819. He was inspired by his daily walks in and around Winchester.
Detailed explanation-4: -By referring to Keats as “Adonais, ” Shelley is using the god as a symbol of the poet. It’s his way of celebrating Keats’ beauty (or the beauty of his words) and mourning his early death.