Question

justify the title of Keats Sonnet the poetry of Earth

Answer 1

First and foremost, this poem is about the poetry of the earth. This ‘poetry’ that Keats talks about can be read variously. Literally speaking, the poetry of earth indicates the various sounds found in the natural world, be it the calls of birds or beasts, or insects. These natural sounds are the voices of nature; this is how nature communicates with us. The poetry of earth is then the language of the earth. At the same time it is also about the beauty of that language. The poem is descriptive of the physical world and its natural beauty. Keats was influenced by pastoral motifs and it comes as no surprise that he makes use of pastoral images and sensibilities in this poem to express the poetry he felt existed in the natural world. He was interested not only in Hellenic and Hellenistic literature but he was also a firm admirer of the beauty in its classical sense. Hence, we see the influence of pastoral beauty in this poetry. This poem encompasses a rare unification of beauty of nature at its best and at its worst.