Question

so one of my assignments was to write a small passage comparing and contrasting two romance era poets. then write the same thing in a rephrase, can someone help and rephrase with me using the same evidence and general ideas?

Answer 1

Passage: Keats’ poem begins by lavishing “garland for her head and bracelets too” to show his love for the mistress (Keats, Lines 17-18). The poet describes a beautiful lady who is attracted to a knight, himself, only to destroy him with her natural abilities. By her words, “I love thee true” the knight fell under a so called spell as he fell asleep only to soon become a nightmare (Keats, Line 28). When awaking, John spoke of how he was alone again “on the cold hill’s side” as though the entire story never really happened (Keats, Line 44). This showed how alone and depressed he was after falling for someone who did not share the same feelings. In contrast, Lord Byron is with his love at the start of the poem, but both of them “parted, in silence and tears” (Byron, Lines 1-2). It seemed as though neither of the characters wanted to leave each other. In the next stanza, Lord Byron feels regret “sunk chill on” his “brow,” he knows that what has happened cannot be undone (Byron, Line 10). Further into the poem, just the thought of his once beloved is “a knell to” his “ear.” In other words, she is now becoming a lost memory he once had (Byron, Line 18). Byron knows that this departure will be forever permanent. Finally, his story has come to an end and his thoughts are still of “her,” but not of grieving over the loss. Lord Byron now wonders “How should I greet thee” if he were to ever come in contact with her again (Byron, Line 21). Since he is still and probably will always be mourning for his past love, Byron would keep his thoughts and “tears” to himself if they were to meet once more (Byron, Line 22). For there is no use in trying to mend the once beautiful masterpiece.

Answer 2

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