Analyzing La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats
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What is the title of the poem by John Keats being discussed?

  • A Medieval Romance
  • The Beautiful Woman
  • The Knight's Tale
  • La Belle Dame sans Merci (correct)

    • Where did John Keats get the title of the poem from?

  • A medieval French fairy tale
  • A 15th-century courtly love poem by Alain Chartier (correct)
  • A 12th-century medieval legend
  • A Shakespearean sonnet

    • What is the physical appearance of the knight-at-arms in the poem?

  • He is dark-skinned with a scar above his left eyebrow
  • He has a beard and a broken arm
  • He is tall and muscular
  • He has a lily-white forehead and a rose-coloured cheek (correct)

    • What does the rose symbolize in the poem?

    <p>Love that has gone rotten</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the initial speaker in the poem?

    <p>An unknown narrator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the voice in the poem after the knight is questioned?

    <p>It shifts to the knight-at-arms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the setting of the poem?

    <p>A hillside</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the poem's tone?

    <p>Dark and melancholic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the knight-at-arms' pale forehead?

    <p>It is a sign of his emotional state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the poem 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' often classified as?

    <p>A courtly love poem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the poem 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' widely anthologized?

    <p>Because it is one of Keats's most famous poems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the knight's perception of the lady he meets in the meadows?

    <p>She is the child of a faery with supernatural qualities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the gifts the knight gives to the lady?

    <p>They are tokens of his admiration and affection for the lady.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the lady respond to the knight's gifts?

    <p>She looks as though she loves them and moans sweetly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the 'faery's song' that the lady sings?

    <p>It is a way to express her joy and happiness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the three gifts the lady gives to the knight?

    <p>They are symbols of her love and devotion to him.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the knight's dream?

    <p>It is a warning from the men who have been enthralled by the lady.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does the lady take the knight to her Elfin grotto?

    <p>To weep and sigh and express her emotions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the knight's four kisses?

    <p>They are a way to silence her and stop her from weeping.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the knight's awakening on the hillside?

    <p>It is a symbol of his return to reality and the mortal world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the overall tone of the poem?

    <p>It is a dark and ominous tale of bewitchment and enthrallment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the traditional poetic form that 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' is a variation of?

    <p>Ballad</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic rhyme scheme of a traditional ballad?

    <p>abcb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the pattern of meter in a traditional ballad?

    <p>Alternating lines of iambic tetrameter and trimeter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of the final line of each stanza in Keats' poem?

    <p>It pulls us up short, like the knight's thwarted quest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common feature of traditional ballads?

    <p>They are cyclical, with the final stanza returning to the first</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a ballad?

    <p>To tell a story</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the poem's landscape and detail?

    <p>It is an idealized representation of the Middle Ages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the poem's structure contribute to its overall effect?

    <p>It creates a sense of cyclicality and thwarted expectation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary way in which Keats' poem deviates from traditional ballad form?

    <p>It uses a different pattern of meter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the overall effect of the poem's use of traditional ballad features?

    <p>It helps to convey the poem's themes and emotions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the title 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' suggest about the knight and the lady?

    <p>The lady is in control of the knight.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the gifts the knight gives to the lady?

    <p>They are meant to imprison the lady.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is ambiguous about the lady's statement 'I love thee true'?

    <p>The knight may not understand the lady's language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the theme of 'La Belle Dame sans Merci'?

    <p>The unreliability of storytellers and narratives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does John Keats advocate for in his concept of 'Negative Capability'?

    <p>Questioning uncertainty and mystery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the lady's response to the knight's gifts?

    <p>She gives him food-related gifts in return.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of the poem's structure on the reader?

    <p>It inspires 'Negative Capability' in the reader.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the line 'She looked at me as she did love'?

    <p>It leaves the reader unsure about the lady's feelings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the overall tone of the narrative in 'La Belle Dame sans Merci'?

    <p>A mysterious and ambiguous tone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of the knight's description of the lady's language as 'strange'?

    <p>It adds to the sense of uncertainty and doubt.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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