... sense of grief. As scepticism reasserts itself, the poet is drawn back from the timelessness of the dream and into the temporal. The power of this poem lies in Keats's persuasive vigour in alternate states of being. Hence, the reader is presented with these realities, which contribute to a "state of vivid ambiguity" (Watts 1988:15). This Ode, in keeping with all ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 11
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate