Ode+on+Melancholy

__**Ode to Melancholy**__ **What might be some purposes of the poem?** -Always two sides to something -Suffering is essential, but you can’t let it take over your life – you have to have happiness as well **What are some suggested ideas?** Shouldn’t let depressing emotions cloud positive aspects Joy – melancholy mutually connected; they always coexist Don’t succumb to sorrow; don’t just give up on your life **What are some significant images?** Animals (beetle, death-moth, owl) – associated with darkness Nature (cloud, flowers, hill, rose, peonies) ‘Mistress’ Poison (wolf’s bane, poisonous wine, ‘turning to poison’) and nightshade -Evan Personification of Beauty, Joy, Pleasure, Delight, Melancholy Temple/Shrine **What happens?** · Keats pleading subject not to commit suicide · Describes melancholy’s eclipse of joy · Suggests beauty/Happiness doesn’t last forever