Keats 'On the Sea'
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- On the Sea
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- written in 1817 - was in Margate & the first time he ever saw sea inn 1816 when he was 21.
- amazed by sublimeness, immensity and everchangingvastness of the sea
- Petrarchan sonnet
- curious blend of fear of the magnificencethe sea but also how amazing it is.
- 1st quatrain: the power and might of the sea. 2nd quatrain: tranquility of the sea.
- neat and tidy quatrains. flow of the lines represents waves going out & in connection between form & content.
- didactic structure - teaching & guiding.
- "It keeps eternal whisperings around"
- 'keeps' - idea of permanence, regularity and steadfastness. in world of volitility, he loves permanent things he can cling onto.
- sibilance - mysterious, soft hypnotic sound replicating movement of the sea. hushed quality with rich aural sound.
- "with its mighty swell / Gluts twice"
- 'gluts' - waves powerfully and energetically feed caverns. full of vigour splashing around.
- has to work mouths around the sound. marvels about the energy and force the waves have.
- "Hecate leaves them their old shadowy sound"
- synaesthesia - sound with visual adjective.
- in world full of transience, its important to have things which are fixed & firm.
- "Feast them upon the wideness of the sea"
- Seek nourishment in looking at sea - offers opportunitiesre-generate with spiritual healing etc.
- contemplate natural world - calm, meditative potential of engaging with sublime part of nature is is lifts & re-energises us
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