How does Keats’ poem, A Thing of Beauty appeal richly to the senses, stimulating the reader’s inner sight as well as the sense of touch and smell? Write your answer in about 120-150 words.

How does Keats’ poem, A Thing of Beauty appeal richly to the senses, stimulating the reader’s inner sight as well as the sense of touch and smell? Write your answer in about 120-150 words.

Ans : Introduction
Keats’ descriptions allow for a deeper perception of the imaginary, converting it into a life-like experience stimulating the reader’s inner sight as well as the sense of touch and smell. Justification (any 2-3)
• Keats establishes this with powerful imagery and word play
• The cooling comfort of the bower, dancing daffodils in its green environs, the babbling stream and the midforest brake with the musk rose blooms evoke our imagination, sense of hearing, touch and smell.
• The stories of mighty and the doom that befalls them appeals to our intellect
• The endless fountain may be an allusion of the fountain of youth however it has a sublimating effect on the reader.
• Keats poetic descriptions presents beauty that appeals to our senses and gives delight.