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Theme of odes- John Keats

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This document discusses John Keats' famous odes from 1819. It provides background on Keats and defines what an ode is. It then summarizes each of Keats' major odes: Ode to a Grecian Urn focuses on themes of art, reality, and the urn's depictions; Ode to Autumn personifies the season and its harvest; Ode to a Nightingale contrasts the beauty and tragedy of nature and human life; Ode to Psyche addresses themes of myth, religion, and love. The document compares Keats' odes to works in Gujarati literature and analyzes themes and symbols within the odes.

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Topic:- Theme of odes Submitted to: Heenaba Zala Smt. S.B. Gardi Department of English M.K.Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar.
John Keats was born on 31 October 1795 to Thomas and Frances Jennings Keats in Central London He was a second generation Romantic poet. His first surviving poem An Imitation of Spenser comes in 1814, when Keats was nineteen. Other works considered to be among Keats's greatest are the odes published in 1820.
The word ode is of Greek origin, meaning sung. An ode is a poem of a noble feeling and expression of dignity to someone/ something loved. It may be regular or irregular on its verse form, depending upon the emotional needs of its subject.
In 1819, John Keats composed six odes in a short period of time that have become some of his most famous poems. These odes represent Keats's attempt to create a new type of short lyrical poem, which influenced later generations. Keats's odes work compare to Gujarati Literature Poet & Poetry like: Kalapis Poet Agiya Nightingale
Ode to Grecian urn. Ode to Autumn. Ode to Nightingale. Ode to Psyche.
An urn was a kind of vase generally made by marble or of brass. Often different kinds scene and situation were carved on the outer surface of urn. Keats conveys his ideas about various scenes depicted on the urn. According to Charles Patterson : ode to Grecian urn gives as much important to passion as to the idea of performance. Beauty is truth, truth is beauty REALITY IDEAL ART IMAGINATION URN
Past Present Future
Ribirth RipenessDeath
Autumn Female Goddess Temporality, morality and change Autumn Old age or death In the first stanza : the poet describes the fruit of autumn ,the fruit coming to maturity in readiness for harvesting . In second stanza: Autumn is personified as a woman present at the various operations of the harvest. In the last stanza: The End of the year is associated with sunset, the song of spring are over night is falling , but there is no felling of sadness because autumn gas its own song.
Theme of odes- John Keats
If youve read To Kill a Mockingbird, you know why its a sin to kill a mockingbirdthey do nothing but sing, so they do not harm humans in any way. They do not destroy property, they eat pesky insects, and their singing is beautiful. The birds Anglo-Saxon name, nihtingale, means night songstress.
Beauty of nature or Human life. Tragedy Nightingale as symbol Mortal Immortal
Myth Religion Love
Ode to Nightingale Ode to Autumn Ode to Grecian Urn Ode to Psyche Beauty of nature and Human life Beauty of Season Beauty of Urn Beauty of Psyche Tragedy Human life Beauty Birth Ripeness Death Past Present Feature Myth Religion Love
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  • 1. Topic:- Theme of odes Submitted to: Heenaba Zala Smt. S.B. Gardi Department of English M.K.Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar.
  • 2. John Keats was born on 31 October 1795 to Thomas and Frances Jennings Keats in Central London He was a second generation Romantic poet. His first surviving poem An Imitation of Spenser comes in 1814, when Keats was nineteen. Other works considered to be among Keats's greatest are the odes published in 1820.
  • 3. The word ode is of Greek origin, meaning sung. An ode is a poem of a noble feeling and expression of dignity to someone/ something loved. It may be regular or irregular on its verse form, depending upon the emotional needs of its subject.
  • 4. In 1819, John Keats composed six odes in a short period of time that have become some of his most famous poems. These odes represent Keats's attempt to create a new type of short lyrical poem, which influenced later generations. Keats's odes work compare to Gujarati Literature Poet & Poetry like: Kalapis Poet Agiya Nightingale
  • 5. Ode to Grecian urn. Ode to Autumn. Ode to Nightingale. Ode to Psyche.
  • 6. An urn was a kind of vase generally made by marble or of brass. Often different kinds scene and situation were carved on the outer surface of urn. Keats conveys his ideas about various scenes depicted on the urn. According to Charles Patterson : ode to Grecian urn gives as much important to passion as to the idea of performance. Beauty is truth, truth is beauty REALITY IDEAL ART IMAGINATION URN
  • 9. Autumn Female Goddess Temporality, morality and change Autumn Old age or death In the first stanza : the poet describes the fruit of autumn ,the fruit coming to maturity in readiness for harvesting . In second stanza: Autumn is personified as a woman present at the various operations of the harvest. In the last stanza: The End of the year is associated with sunset, the song of spring are over night is falling , but there is no felling of sadness because autumn gas its own song.
  • 11. If youve read To Kill a Mockingbird, you know why its a sin to kill a mockingbirdthey do nothing but sing, so they do not harm humans in any way. They do not destroy property, they eat pesky insects, and their singing is beautiful. The birds Anglo-Saxon name, nihtingale, means night songstress.
  • 12. Beauty of nature or Human life. Tragedy Nightingale as symbol Mortal Immortal
  • 14. Ode to Nightingale Ode to Autumn Ode to Grecian Urn Ode to Psyche Beauty of nature and Human life Beauty of Season Beauty of Urn Beauty of Psyche Tragedy Human life Beauty Birth Ripeness Death Past Present Feature Myth Religion Love