The hope of the poet

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

3 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

10/16/2009

Category :

Philosophy & literature

Sub category :

Literature

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Summary :

Introduction
Release and total restoration
The aspirations of the imagination versus the poem's exertion
Death as the only means of escape
Pinnacle of release and escape from reality
Conclusion
Works cited

Abstract

Not until the end of his career as a poet, albeit a mere couple years, does Keats write perhaps his most illuminating lines, clearly communicating the end to which he aspires as a writer: 'The poet and the dreamer are distinct / Diverse, sheer opposite, antipodes / And that the height of poetry can be reached only by / Those to whom the miseries of the world / Are misery, and will not let them rest' (RP 880). It is to this height of poetry that Keats aspires; yet, lying in direct conflict with himself throughout the course of his writing, never obtains either as a poet or a dreamer. Naturally, we ask what this 'height' of poetry is to which Keats refers. To begin with, the purpose of poetry is found in its ability to penetrate the hardened exteriors of our souls.