"Ode on Melancholy" : Key info
"Ode on Melancholy" is a notable literary work by John Keats. A complete discussion of this literary work is given, which will help you enhance your literary skills and prepare for the exam. Read the Main texts, Key info, Summary, Themes, Characters, Literary devices, Quotations, Notes, to various questions of "Ode on Melancholy".
Key info
Author: John Keats (1795-1821)
Original Title: “Ode on Melancholy”
Title of the Author: The Poet of Beauty
Written Date: John Keats composed the poem in the summer and autumn of 1819.
Published Date: 1820
Form: Ode in Iambic Pentameter
Tone: Melancholic
Genre: Romantic Poetry.
Total Lines: 30
Stanzas: 3
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDECDE for the first two stanzas and ABABCDEDCE for the third.
Setting: Time Setting: 1819
Place Setting: The first stanza- River Lethe. The Second Stanza: Springtime. The Third Stanza: Religious Temple