 Born October 31, 1795 in London  Raised in Moorfields, London  Keats was the oldest of four children  Both of his parents died when he was a child  Studied at Clarke School  Worked as a stable keeper  Became a licensed apothecary (pharmacist)  Got engaged to Fanny Brawne  Died from T.B on February 23, 1821 at the age of 25

 Historical Events ◦ War of 1812 ◦ Napoleonic Wars ◦ French Revolution

 Emotions: were more important than reason and formal rules.  Imagination: a way to supreme experiences and to find truth.  Nature: valued the "natural" man, idealized country living  Emphasized psychology, melancholy, and sadness

 Vocab ◦ Bards (4) : Professional poets ◦ Fealty (4) : Loyalty ◦ Demesne(6) : Realm or kingdom ◦ Surmise (13) :Guess or conjecture ◦ Darien (14) :Panama  Allusions ◦ Cortex: was said to have discovered the Pacific Ocean ◦ Apollo: Greek God of poetry and music ◦ The Odyssey

 Pg. 965  On First Looking into Chapman's Homer On First Looking into Chapman's Homer

 Speaker: John Keats  Occasion: Keats reading Chapman’s translation of the Odyssey  Audience: Anybody who reads poetry  Purpose: Deeper meanings within poetry that are enlightening  Subject: Poetry  Tone: Amazement, admiration

 Title ◦ The title informs the reader of the topic being discussed.  Theme ◦ Excitement of discovery

 Personification- “Your leaves, nor ever bid the spring adieu” (22)  Simile- "Then felt I like some watcher of the skies / When a new planet swims into his ken“ (9-10).  Petrarchan sonnet- Italian Sonnet  Octave (8 lines) sets up the problem  Sestet (6 lines) provides the solution

 In line 11, Keats mentioned Cortez discovering the Pacific Ocean even though it was really Balboa. Why might Keats have done this on purpose?  What is the difference between "realms," "goodly states," and "kingdoms“ in the first half and the new land in the second half of the poem?

 Vocab ◦ Sylvan (3): Living in the woods ◦ Timbrels (10) : Ancient Tambourines ◦ Ditties (14) : Poem intended to be sung ◦ Heifer (34) : a young cow ◦ Overwrought (42) : Covered with ◦ Pastoral (45) : Shepherds, or a peaceful life  Allusions ◦ Arcady: The place where Zeus was born ◦ Tempe: Central area in Greece where the Athens lived

 Pg  Ode on a Grecian Urn Ode on a Grecian Urn

 Speaker: somebody who wants to be in love  Occasion: admiring an ancient urn  Audience: people who want to be immortalized, lonely people  Purpose: show the reality of being immortal  Subject: beauty in truth, but not reality  Tone: melancholy, frustrated

 Title ◦ Throughout the whole poem “urn” is never mentioned so the title lets the reader know what the speaker is talking to.  Themes ◦ The Inevitability of Death ◦ The Contemplation of Beauty

 Apostrophe: "thou still unravish'd bride of quietness" (1) *Purple Packet*  Metaphors: “Thou foster-child of silence and slow time,/ Sylvan historian” (2-3)  Rhythm: Iambic pentameter

 It is believed that the last two lines were spoken by the urn itself. Do you think the speaker might have said it instead? Why?  Do you think the speaker was being sarcastic in the third stanza, or do you think he really found the image to be happy?  What do you notice about the poem’s structure?

Some are a melody and some are the beat For ever piping songs for ever new Do you really want to live forever? For ever panting and for ever young I want to be forever young Fair youth beneath the trees, thou canst not leave Sooner or later, they will be gone When old age shall this generation waste. Ode on a Grecian Urn and Forever Young by Alphaville