The theme of this poem is the fear of death. No one in world exactly knows what happens after death. It is impossible to predict. Keats' realises that death is the only powerful thing which can conquer the entire world. Through this poem the poet wants to convey a message to the readers that love, fame and other things are not permanent. The poet opines the only death i permanent.
By realizing that death is inevitable and his fears of dying without finding love (be it by a women or his poetry) and without reaching ultimate fame are unimportant because after death neither love nor fame arenecessary.
"When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be" by John Keats is a Shakespearean or English Sonnet. It follows the structure of a traditional sonnet with 14 lines and a rhyme scheme of ABABCDCDEFEFGG.
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the person speaking is John Keats.
John Keats initially expresses his fears of not completing everything he wants to in his life such as writing lasting poetry, and understanding true love. At the end of the sonnet, in the epigrammatic couplet, he realizes that in the end, fame and love really mean nothing. He is really questioning the meaning of life.
John Keats was born on October 31, 1795.
John Keats (1795-1821)
John Keats - 1795-1821 http://englishhistory.net/keats/life.html
John Keats was born on October 31, 1795 and died on February 23, 1821. John Keats would have been 25 years old at the time of death or 219 years old today.
A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever by John Keats.
John Keats was born on October 31, 1795.
This Quote is said by John Keats (English Romantic Poet. 1795-1821)
He was 25 years old. He was born on October 31, 1795 and died on February 23, 1821. Source: Complete Poems and Selected Letters of John Keats (introduction by Edward Hirsch)
John Keat's era was the Twenty six years from 1795 to 1821. Literally speaking, he was a Nineteenth century poet.
A Short Life, A Bright Star : John Keats.Just 26 years from 1795 to 1821 and enough poems for the world to enjoy, remarkable for their boyish vitality and sharp observations. That was what was the British poet John Keats. The most popular of his major poetical works are Endymion, The Eve Of St. Agnes, Isabella, Lamia and Hyperion.Then comes The Great Odes, the most popular among them being Ode To A Nightingale, To Autumn, Ode On A Grecian Urn, Ode On Indolence and Ode On Melancholy.And there are his Sonnets, the most popular being On The Sea, On Sitting Down To Read King Lear Once Again, Why Did I Laugh Tonight ?, Bright Star and When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be.
The poem "Ode to a Grecian Urn" was written by the English Romantic poet John Keats in 1819. This ode reflects on the themes of beauty, art, and the transience of human existence.