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Adonais As A Pastoral Elegy
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Shelley Says:
Mourners
The procession of mourners is the illustrious feature of a
pastoral elegy. In “Adonais”, some mourners are presented
by Shelley such as Byron, More, Hunt, and Shelley himself.
Byron mourns the death of Keats by singing a quiet, pathetic
song. Shelley feels to be completely broken in spirit. Keats’
friend Leigh Hunt is in deep sorrow because of the death of
Keats. The poet says:
Consolation and praise for the dead are the essential parts
of a pastoral elegy. Keats has been praised in this poem
widely. He has been compared in different ways such as
stars and so on. In a pastoral elegy, the poet also becomes
concerned about his own death. In “Adonais”, we can see
the poet consoles himself. We can see the poet consoles,
Keats, in the poem “Adonais”. Keats has become immortal
by his poetic genius. Keats will continue to kindle the
inspiration of the universe as long as we read his literary
works. Shelley says:
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