Poetry Analysis: La belle Dame sans Merci- John Keats.

Poetry Analysis:  La belle Dame sans Merci-  John Keats. la Belle Dame sans Merci, one among John Keats ultimate works, is a ballad which tells the story of a knight who fell in love with a paranormal creature, and now suffers the aftermath of a broken heart. The poem begins with the poet locating a solitary knight stumbling across the countryside. The scene of autumn is defined: No grass grows at the river banks, the chirping birds are absent, squirrels and other animals have hoarded meals to preserve them all through wintry weather, and the harvest season is over. The poet wonders what sickness has gripped the knight, making him appearance so exhausted and miserable. He appears to be in a terrible circumstance: the coloration is fast fading from his cheeks and his brow...

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