John Keats
"La Belle Dame Sans Merci" and other poems

John Keats
Biography, links to poems and letters.

An Introduction to "Bright Star"
Background, vocabulary, and analysis.

Enjoying "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" by John Keats
Summary, extensive commentary, and related links.

"The Eve of St. Agnes"
Background, overview, and extensive analysis.

John Keats
Biography and links to e-texts of several poems.

"La Belle Dame Sans Merci"
Extensive analysis and commentary.

"Ode to a Nightingale"
Vocabulary and analysis, with questions for writing and/or discussion.

"Ode to a Nightingale"
Students read about Keats's life, the Romantic movement, and the writing of the poem; they listen to a reading of the poem; and answer questions leading to an interpretation of the poem. Resources are also available in Spanish.

"Ode on a Grecian Urn"
Analysis and questions for discussion and/or writing, vocabulary support, and a link to 3 versions of the final couplet.

"Ode on Melancholy"
Background, analysis with questions for discussion and/or writing, vocabulary support.

"On First Looking into Chapman's Homer"
Vocabulary, analysis, and commentary.

Repeat After Us
Audio files of "Bright Star," "Ode to a Grecian Urn," "This Living Hand," "To Autumn," and "You Say You Love." Files are in alphabetical order by poet; scroll down.

"To Autumn"
Background, vocabulary, extensive analsis.

"When I have fears"
Vocabulary and analysis.

Writing an Ode
Students read and analyze "To Autumn," then write an ode.