La Belle DameSans Merci John Keats

La Belle DameSans Merci John Keats

1. Context

   • Died young from TB
     • He was dying from TB as he wrote this poem - makes him describe death better?
   • Femme Fatale - French term for a dangerous attractive woman

2. Structure

3. Language

   • 'La Belle' keeps her a silent, mysterious woman - Women didn't really have a voice at the time
   • "Lulled me asleep" into a false sense of security
   • " - Ah! woe betide! - " Dreams turn dark - away from love
   • Dreams - Warning - Foreshadowing something
   • "fading rose" - Fading/Decaying love
   • "her eyes were wild" - Mysterious/ Enchanting
   • "made sweet moan" - Sexual Connotations
   • "And nothing else saw all day long" - Did not see anything else that day, he had eyes only for her
   • "cold hill side" - Relationship going cold
   • "lily" - Often used at funerals