A very thorough essay on Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats

"We have art to save ourselves from the truth." Poetry is an art that allows the left part of the brain to work. Poetry is an art that requires one to think in order to appreciate its beauty. Poetry is not simply anything which a poet writes to make money, however, it is a way to release tension and express one's thoughts in a beautiful manner. There are many great poets who have come up …

…enjoying life through its beauty within nature. He also uses irony to show that he is opposite of everyone else by looking forward to dying. All of the stanzas in Ode to a Nightingale lead to the unifying themes of immortality, morality, and the harshness of life. The speaker was in a state of depression as he sat down and wrote what was on his mind. "We have art to save ourselves from the truth."