ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JOHN KEATS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
John Keats was one of the major poets____
A
Baroque
B
of the golden age
C
Of Romanticism
D
Renaissance
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: -When reference is made to Romantic verse, the poets who generally spring to mind are William Blake (1757-1827), William Wordsworth (1770-1850), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), George Gordon, 6th Lord Byron (1788-1824), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) and John Keats (1795-1821).

Detailed explanation-3: -Keats and Romanticism Keats belonged to a literary movement called romanticism. Romantic poets, because of their theories of literature and life, were drawn to lyric poetry; they even developed a new form of ode, often called the romantic meditative ode.

Detailed explanation-4: -Keats had a unique grip on Romanticism through use of fairytale and fantastic elements. He is most known for his poems such as Ode on a Grecian Urn and Ode to a Nightingale, but a couple of his most fairytale-like works are The Eve of St. Agnes and Lamia.

Detailed explanation-5: -John Keats is one of greatest Romantic poets, best known for works such as ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’.

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