An Analysis of the Poem, “A Thing of Beauty” By John Keats

An Analysis of the Poem, “A Thing of Beauty” By John Keats
Introduction
Is John Keat’s “Endymion” the most romantic tragedy? Romance is a positive feeling that people aim to experience, but the tragedy is what people would like to avoid. The use of the two aspects at the same time is very rare in poetry and other pieces of work. However, John Keats uses tragedy and romance at the same time to create a deep value in the meaning of the poem, “A Thing of Beauty.” Therefore, it can be assumed that the correct use of romantic tragedy can be the best way to relay the theme of love through the development of the romantic poem.
In achieving his goal of developing strong poetic meaning, Keats uses rhyming couplets. This is a set of two words that are spoken sequentially to create a musical element in the poem (Conte 8-13). According to Keats, the use of the rhymes, however, have more value in creating contrasts, a rare feat that is not common in most poems. For example in lines one and two, Keats uses the words “ever” and “never” to end the lines. These two words technically have opposite meanings as one shows the non-ending possibility and another absolute non-possibility. However, they still help in relaying the message that the love he is talking about is possible to create endless joy, and will never amount to nothingness. The same value is used throughout the poem including the use of the terms, “Blooms” and “Dooms” in lines nineteen and twenty.
Keats also makes use of unique language that includes both the Neologisms and Archaisms concepts.

To show his prowess in the use of neologisms, Keats uses the words ‘surgy’ in line 121 and ‘adventuresome’ in line fifty-eight. The poet in many instances uses old English words that were not very common anymore in the normal language usage in the 19th century in England. e.g. ‘shent’ and ‘sith’. The use of the Neologisms and Archaisms language concepts are important in achieving the number of syllables that the poet would like to get in every line. Moreover, they create important poetic tools like metaphors and alliteration that add meaning and value to the poem.
The poet expresses and develops the theme of love throughout the poem. According to the poet, love is the force that binds people together. It is the value that people need to show towards one another as a way of correcting the difficulties in the society. In the poem, Keats notes the value of love in lines two and three when he says,
“its love increases; it will never pass into nothingness.”
In this except, the poet believes that developing a true affection for one another in the society cannot be in vain. This is true when he sees the end of love to be resulting in something and not nothingness. Also, Keats underscores the quality of his messages by noting that despite the challenges that the two people loving one another may face on earth, the value of love will always bind them together and give them a reason to remain positive. Keats, in his poem, wrote in lines seven and eight that;
“A flowery band to bind us on earth, spite of despondence of human dearth (Keats 4).”
From the excerpt, it is possible to note that Keats has a strong belief in love and values such so much that whatever comes in-between, love will always prevail with much better options.
Conclusion
The use of rhyming couplets is not a new concept in the development of quality poems. However, the use of rhymes that contains antonyms as a way of expressing the theme of a poem is a rare ability that many poets cannot successfully achieve especially in long poems as Keat’s Endymion that runs into thousands of lines. Moreover, the use of the Neologisms and Archaisms language concepts are also an important and unique way to express the theme in a poem. Keat, therefore, expresses the theme of love in the poem in a special and a unique way that instills deep meaning and understanding of the concepts.

Works Cited
BIBLIOGRAPHY l 1033 Keats, John. “Classic Poetry Series; .” The World’s Poetry Achieve (2004): 4. Print.