An Analysis Of Three Types Of Emotions In The Poetry Of Keats

John Keats (1795—1821) dedicates himself to constructing a realm of beauty in his poetry, which is woven mainly out of his exuberant emotions. This thesis aims to distill the main emotions that Keats experiences in his short life, revealing the complicated relationship among them as well as their roles in the creation of poetry.There are three types of emotions in Keats'poetry: the positive emotions, consisting of happiness and love; the negative emotions that are composed of sorrow, melancholy and death; and the neutral emotions, comprising solitude and indolence, which serve as a bridge to link positive to negative emotions. These three types of emotions will be unfolded bit by bit in the following chapters to elucidate how they act on each other within Keats'poetry and ultimately how they enrich the beauty of poetry.The thesis falls into five parts: chapter one will comment on Keats'achievements and present an overview of Keats'literary review. Chapter two explores Keats'life and his aesthetic views. From chapter three on, the thesis will demonstrate these three types of emotions reflected in Keats'life and poetry, with chapter three discussing the positive emotions, chapter four the neutral emotions, and chapter five the negative emotions. The concluding chapter will summarize the main points of this thesis.