Extension+One

For notes on Extension One - Romanticism

For Ross · __To Lord Byron __ being written in 1814 · sonnet with the couplet being out of place · __To Lord Byron __ seems to be more of a sympathetic tone, motivating Byron to move on from his pain the couplet was split between the first line of the poem and after the third quatrain which ends the thought of, “how sweetly sad the melody” (Keats 1) which is the theme of the poem. This shapes the poem up as A, BC, BC, DE, A, DE, FG, FG. · written to someone the author respects or respected as a wordsmith shows the ability to play with structure and still get their message through. · “Byron! how sweetly sad thy melody!”(Keats1) states the intended audience of the poem (Lord Byron) and sets the tone with its talk of sad melodies · In __To Lord Byron__ a sense of loss in the end of the first full quatrain. Keats writes,” Hadst caught the tones, nor suffered them to die, (Keats 5) which reflects the loss of something that will never return. Assuming it was the death of a loved one due to phrases like “had touched her plaintive lute” (Keats 4) and terms like “halo” and “dying swan”. Keats seems to be sympathetic toward Byron here but there is something that makes it feel like Keats is letting Byron place the guilt on himself, almost pushing for it. The phrase, “Delightful: thou thy grief dost dress” (Keats 7) seems to almost be poking fun at Byron’s loss. Keats wrote this poem in 1814 after his grandmother passed away and the tone of this phrase says to get over it, move on. · Poem seems to be challenging the subject of their poem to make a change <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">In __To Lord Byron__ Keats’ challenge to Byron seems to be to get over his loss and move on to tell his story and be strong in the lines “Still warble, dying swan! still tell the tale.” (Keats 13) this is Keats hinting to Byron that his poetry is too important to give up. Keats telling Byron that his smile had that glow now it is time to “still tell the tale”. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">With terms like “pleasing woe” (Keats 14) Keats still seems to be mocking his sadness yet there is a sense of sympathy and a connection there between them.