“Ode to a Nightingale” by John Keats You will write a 750-word (approximately 3

“Ode to a Nightingale” by John Keats
You will write a 750-word (approximately 3 pages) essay that analyzes 1 poem
Format the thesis statement and the outline in a single Microsoft Word
document using current APA
Your submission must include, a title page, a thesis/outline page, and the essay itself followed by a works cited/references/ bibliography page of any primary and/ or secondary texts citeed in the essay.
Consider answering the following questions about the poem that you have chosen:
• What is/are the theme(s) of the poem?
• Is there a literal setting or situation in the poem? What lines from the poem tell the reader
this information? What details does the author include?
• Is the setting symbolic?
• How would you describe the mood of the poem? What elements contribute to this mood?
• Is the title significant to the poem’s content or meaning? How?
• What major literary devices and figures of speech does the poet use to communicate the
theme(s)?
• How are rhyme and other metrical devices used in the poem? Do they support the poem’s
overall meaning? Why or why not?
• Is the identity of the poem’s narrator clear? How would you describe this person? What
information, if any, does the author provide about him or her?
• Does the narrator seem to have a certain opinion of or attitude about the poem’s subject
matter? How can you tell?
Note: These questions are a means of ordering your thoughts while you collect information for
your essay. You do not need to include the answers to all of these questions in your essay; only
include those answers that directly support your thesis statement