Stylistic Study of Keats’ Ode to Nightingale
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https://doi.org/10.55737/qjssh.vi-i.25295Keywords:
Negative Capability, Modes and Moods, Imagery, Metaphors, SimilesAbstract
The study is about the stylistic analysis of the poem "Ode to a Nightingale" composed by John Keats, one of the best romantic poets. He is termed as the poet of beauty and beauty is his religion. He says that Beauty is truth and, Truth is beauty. He believes that A Thing of Beauty is a joy forever. He is also a good preacher of Negative Capability. For him, Negative capability is such a competent skill of one's mind which enables the man to reach the truth without being uncertain and irritated. This competent skill of the poetic mind enables a poet to enjoy all modes and moods of life as it is. All the possible stylistic devices like imagery, metaphors, similes, romantic references, and various sound patterns were employed to serve the purpose of the present study.
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