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by John Keats

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• Ode on Melancholy
  Please give a summary of "Ode on Melancholy" by Keats.
  This Ode is a poem consisting of three stanzas that is addressed to those people who are prone to fits of melancholy or depression, and seems to offer advice on how to cope with this state. What is...

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• Ode on Melancholy
  In the third stanza of "Ode on Melancholy," to what does Keats compare melancholy?
  Throughout this excellent poem, Melancholy is referred to as "she," indicating the female form that Keats chooses to give her. However, the comparison you are referring to comes at the end of the...

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• Ode on Melancholy
  Choose one of the less-well-known poems from the Odes of 1819 (“Indolence,” “Melancholy,” “Psyche”) and explain in a paragraph how its themes are connected to the themes of the more significant odes.  Offer a brief statement of its overall...
  Keats' "Ode on Indolence" is a fitting place to start because it actually makes reference to an urn (and/or marble statues), providing an interesting comparison with "Ode on a Grecian Urn." In "Ode...

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