1. La Belle Dame sans Merciby John Keats
... the beginning of the poem, when "the sedge is withered from the Lake and no birds sing" (47-48) and these last three stressed syllables sound like the last hit of the drum in a song, thus establishing a strong and definite finale to the poem. Beauty that the knight perceives is only valuable on the physical level, when an examination of ... ...
- Word Count: 1034
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: Undergraduate