Ode on Indolence
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"Ode on Indolence" is one of John Keats's lesser-known odes, reflecting his characteristic Romantic preoccupations with idleness, ambition, and the transience of life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ode on Indolence canonical | 2 |
| “Ode on Indolence” | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ode
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| author | John Keats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralImage | three figures on an urn ⓘ |
| concerns |
the allure and danger of indolence
ⓘ
the tension between artistic aspiration and lethargy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstDraftDate | 1819 GENERATED ⓘ |
| form | ode ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasReputation | lesser-known among Keats's odes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Keats's own experience of illness and fatigue
ⓘ
classical odes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Keats's Great Odes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCycle | Keats's 1819 odes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allusion
ⓘ
apostrophe ⓘ imagery ⓘ personification ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person speaker ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzas | 6 ⓘ |
| period | Romantic period ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ode on Melancholy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ode on a Grecian Urn NERFINISHED ⓘ Ode to Psyche NERFINISHED ⓘ Ode to a Nightingale NERFINISHED ⓘ To Autumn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ABAB CDECDE (with variations) ⓘ |
| setting | a summer morning ⓘ |
| stanzaForm | ten-line stanza ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | the speaker's rejection of Love, Ambition, and Poesy ⓘ |
| symbolizes | the three figures symbolize Love, Ambition, and Poesy ⓘ |
| theme |
ambition
ⓘ
conflict between action and repose ⓘ escape from reality ⓘ idleness ⓘ imagination ⓘ indolence ⓘ love ⓘ poetry ⓘ transience of life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | Keats's final productive year ⓘ |
| tone |
contemplative
ⓘ
meditative ⓘ |
| yearWritten | 1819 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
“Ode on Indolence”