On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer(C.a)

The poem under study was written in 1818 after the completion of John Keats's 4,000-line poem

From the first few lines Keats alludes to the great romances of the previous ages as opposed to William Shakespeare's great tragedies. While it could be discerned that Keats is referring to his poem

This sonnet has very smooth and fluid feel to it, most of which can be attributed to the iambic pentameter and Elizabethan sonnet rhyme scheme as well as the numerous sound

Another undeniable parallel between both tales is the importance of one’s journey. Homer’s Odyssey is far more than an epic of a man “who wandered far and wide” across the sea, it is rather an archetypal journey with universal, as well as timeless themes. That is

This is easily recognized by the fact that it is split up into four quatrains, with the last consisting of only a couplet. The rhyme scheme of the poem is also another way to recognize that this is a Shakespearean sonnet. The rhyme scheme of this sonnet is [ABAB/CDCD/EFEF/GG] like most other Shakespearean sonnets. The first two quatrains have a sort of unity. They are both talking about how the memory of a friend will be forever remembered by this sonnet. Monuments will be destroyed by war or by time, but the ancient god Mars can’t destroy a sonnet like he can monuments. The last two quatrains also have a sort of unity. They both talk about how this friends memory is memorialized by this sonnet and will last until end

The similarities between the poems lie in their abilities to utilize imagery as a means to enhance the concept of the fleeting nature that life ultimately has and to also help further elaborate the speaker’s opinion towards their own situation. In Keats’ poem, dark and imaginative images are used to help match with the speaker’s belief that both love and death arise from fate itself. Here, Keats describes the beauty and mystery of love with images of “shadows” and “huge cloudy symbols of a high romance” to illustrate his belief that love comes from fate, and that he is sad to miss out on such an opportunity when it comes time for his own death.

The Odyssey is filled with emotion and adventure. Homer’s ability to show and give the reader a visual of each and every scene gives the story its unbelievable significance. To all the people who read his work there is something to be captured within every sentence, each one different in its own, unique way. Through tales of courage and defeat, friendship and love this book tells of all the values within the life of a single, solitary man, and his journey to attain what is true and dear to him. And this journey is known to all of us as The Odyssey. The Odyssey is a test of human devotion and trust through the gods, the mortals, and the obstacles through which they venture. No matter where they go or what they do, humans are tested for

The first part of the poem explains Keats’ ignorance before reading, as well as the greek gods revealing elements of sky, sea, and land to Homer and then Keats. The first few lines express how Keats was ignorant because of him not understanding Homer’s writing. Later he explains how he has heard of Homer, and how Homer wants to see, “dolphin-coral in deep seas.” The importance of mentioning coral here is that coral is known for its bright colors and funky shapes, something one can only witness with their eyes, which Homer wishes he was able to. Then, Keats blatantly mentions how Homer is blind, but then says, “the

12. A Petrarchan Sonnet has two parts, one stanza that contains 8 lines and another containing 6. It “uses a rhyme scheme that ties the first eight lines (the octave) together, followed by a rhyme scheme that unifies the last six (the sestet)” (Foster

    In the first two lines of the poem, Yeats writes "Now as at all times I can see in the mind’s eye, / In their stiff,

The following quote “The sedge is withr’d from the lake, And no birds sing,” (Keats)

When he left the shore he didn't know what was to lie ahead in his journey, but to say the least it was the most prosperous voyage ever made. He opened so

Furthermore the authenticity of the novel is what draws a dedicated audience to it, because not only are the themes universal, but they are expressed in an equally odd and captivating way. This makes the messages in the work memorable, but the factor that really pulls the story together and catapulted it to fame is it does not give the reader the impression that the author is overtly trying to be unique or impressive. The casual tone in which the story is told gives an air of familiar transparency, allowing the reader to have a connection and relationship with Holden Caulfield as they both struggle with the seemingly impossible questions of life. This seems to be the case with many people who have an unhealthy and compulsive connection to the

Structurally the poem is a ballad written in twelve quatrains. Keats wrote the poem with the intention of it being read as opposed to sung (Cummings). The first three lines of each quatrain are written in iambic tetrameter, while the fourth varies between iambic dimeter and

The structure of this poem is rather notable. It mimics the structure of a Clare sonnet, fourteen lines, iambic pentameter, AABBCCDDEEFFGG rhyme scheme. Both Italian and Shakespearean sonnets tended to be love poems. However, the Clare sonnet doesn’t quite fit properly with either, it’s a touch more simplistic in nature, which lends this poem something akin to irony. This poem isn’t simply a love poem, it’s poem about the frustration of love along with being a cautionary tale. It has a more