Question

When I Have Fears by John Keats When I have fears that I may cease to be Before my pen has gleaned my teeming brain, Before high-pilèd books, in charactery, Hold like rich garners the full ripened grain; 5 When I behold, upon the night’s starred face, Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance, And think that I may never live to trace Their shadows with the magic hand of chance; And when I feel, fair creature of an hour, 10 That I shall never look upon thee more, Never have relish in the faery power Of unreflecting love—then on the shore Of the wide world I stand alone, and think Till love and fame to nothingness do sink. You are writing an essay analyzing the speaker and audience of this poem. Which sentence, if added to your essay, would best describes the speaker and the audience of this poem? A) The audience of the poem treats the speaker cruelly by mocking his agonized meditations on love and fame. B) While the speaker of this poem begins with a tone of misery, he ends immensely cheered by the memory of his lady's love. C) The speaker of this poem starts on a cheerful note, but then become very depressed when he thinks of the woman he loves. D) The forlorn speaker of this poem addresses the woman he loves, fearing that death will take away both her and his chance for fame.

Answer 1

The forlorn speaker of this poem addresses the woman he loves, fearing that death will take away both her and his chance for fame.

Answer: Option D.

Explanation:

"When I Have Fears" is a poem written by John Keats. The poet in this poem gives immense importance to the ultimate reality of the life of the human being which is death.

The poem conveys an essential message that everything in this world such as love, fame, beauty are just transitory. They are all going to fade away and are all temporary. Nothing in this world is permanent. Death will take away his beloved also from him and he fears an early death.