Poem · 1819
Ode to a Nightingale
John Keats
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Poem · 1819 · English · Romantic
Ode to a Nightingale
A bird's song offers oblivion; the word 'forlorn' tolls the poet back.
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How to read it
Negative capability in action: the poem refuses to resolve whether art consoles or merely postpones. 'Do I wake or sleep?'
Whole-work summary
A bird's song offers oblivion; the word 'forlorn' tolls the poet back.
