FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JOHN KEATS
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books and grain
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cloudy and romance
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magic and faery
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love and fame
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Lady the knight meets is “a faery’s child” who sings a “faery’s song” as she rides with the knight on his “pacing steed.” She feeds him “manna-dew, ” then brings him to her “Elfin” cave.
Detailed explanation-2: -Stanza 11, Lines 41-44 On the cold hill’s side. The knight continues to describe the pale warriors from his dream – in the “gloam, ” or dusk, all he can make out are their “lips.” Their mouths are “starv’d” and hungry-looking, and their mouths are all open as they cry out their warning to the knight.
Detailed explanation-3: -Throughout the article, Keats’ poem “La Belle Dame sans Merci” is given with the theme of the protagonist knight’s love for a beautiful woman who does not have pity. The Knight’s love for the La Belle Dame illustrates love as a symbol of life and death.
Detailed explanation-4: -In both Nerval and Keats, the significance of dream lies in the fact that it plays the role of a safe haven for the poet who is afraid of the unstable reality and identity. Both seem to seek refuge in dream where a stable identity and a permanent beauty may be found.