Download Ode to a Nightingale

“Ode to a
Nightingale”
John Keats (1795-1821)
Talk to the Text
 With
a lap top go to dictionary.com and
look up any unfamiliar words
 Look up any allusions to other works of
literature
 Make notes about any of your own
thoughts, emotions, or personal reactions
to the poem
The Nightingale
The Ode
What
characteristics of the
poem make it an ode?
Poetic Devices
Identify the following:
 Rhyme scheme for the first three stanzas
 One example of imagery
 Two examples of personification
 Two examples of assonance
 Two examples of alliteration
 One example of consonance
 Theme?
 What type of poetry is this poem?
 What is an allusion?