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Essay / Kubla Khan and Ode on the Greek Urn - 826
Although Samuel Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" and John Keats' "Ode on the Grecian Urn" are both poems originating from the poets' inspiration from historical figures, the two poems convey different messages through their respective metaphors . While Coleridge emphasizes the process of creating a romantic poem, Keats expresses his opinion on art by carefully examining the details of the Grecian urn. In “Kubla Khan,” Coleridge expresses his desire to use inspirations from nature to create his own “Paradise.” » of poetry (54, p.1634). In the first stanza, Coleridge creates an exotic oriental garden, where trees, gardens, hills and the river "Alph" together present the beauty of Mother Nature (3, p.1633). Here, the poet carefully observes his surroundings, as nature will serve as a source of inspiration for his poetry. The “pleasure dome” (2, p. 1633) in the second line has two functions, one representing the creation of human beings on earth, and the other being the foundation of Coleridge's poetic paradise. As the clash between nature and humans takes place in the second stanza with a "woman crying for her demon lover" (16, p. 1633), the poet appeals to nature for inspiration, represented by the powerful activity of nature. The energy of nature is released in the form of a “mighty fountain” (19, p. 1633), “bouncing hail” (21, p. 1633), or “dancing rocks” (23, p. . 1633) and finally the natural energy is released. disasters will be accompanied by destruction caused by man as “Kubla heard from afar ancestral voices prophesying war” (29-30, p.1634)! Coleridge, on the one hand, reinforces the fact that man and nature are inseparable and, on the other, uses the energy of nature to represent the spontaneous stimulation of emotions in the poet's mind. In the third stanza, all o...... middle of paper .. ....storage” (45, p.1848). The eternity of the urn only exists artistically and does not reflect human life because only the urn “must remain” forever (47, p.1848). Keats contrasts the ephemeral nature of human life with the longevity of the urn. In the last two lines, Keats states: “beauty is truth, the beauty of truth” (29, p. 1848), embodying both sides of his perspective. By establishing a relationship between beauty and truth, Keats recognizes that, like truth, the beauty of the Grecian urn is unchanging and that the ability to accept reality is beautiful. While Coleridge describes the process of creating romantic poetry and encourages poets to use the combination of nature. and imagination in this process, Keats focuses more on reality and is well aware of the limitations of the Grecian urn. With the admiration of the poets for the nature present in the two poems……to be completed.