~Compare Keats to two other pre-war poems. Comment on love, style and form~

In comparing Keats 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' to 'First Love' you can see many similarities. Both were written in the 17th Century and are written in the style of their day. There are many illustrations of love through nature and everything is portrayed as beautiful and natural, with knights of shining armour. A strong similarity is the description of the beauty of the women. Both poets compare the cheeks to a flower. In 'La …

…narrator ends and then only the seconds and fourth lines rhyme. In 'First Love' each stanza consists of two quatrains. However, Shakespeare's is the most consistent as his poem is specific in its syllables and the alternate lines rhyming throughout. This consistent style of poem could be suggestive of his emotions and the positive feelings of love that he continues to have and will long live, 'so long lives this'. <Tab/>