দ্বিতীয় স্তবকে শরৎকে কল্পনা করা হয়েছে এক কৃষক বা সংগ্রাহকের মতো। কখনও ফসল গুছিয়ে, কখনও গুদামে হেলে বসে, কখনও কাস্তে হাতে—এই মানবীয় রূপক ঋতুকে জীবন্ত করে তোলে।

কিটস বলেন, শোনা সুর মিষ্টি হলেও না-শোনা সুর আরও মধুর। এটি এক ধরনের paradox—বাস্তব নয়, কিন্তু কল্পনায় স্থায়ী সৌন্দর্যের প্রতীক। শিল্পের নীরবতা ও কল্পনার শক্তিকে বোঝাতে এই কাব্যরীতি ব্যবহার হয়েছে।

• The character ‘Lamia’ in the narrative poem was created by John Keats.

• Lamia:

• Written in 1819 and published in 1820, the poem is inspired by Robert Burton’s Anatomy of Melancholy.

• It draws upon elements of ancient Greek mythology to tell a story of love and betrayal.

• Characters:

• Lamia

• Hermes

• Lycius

• Apollonius

• Summary:

• Lamia was a beautiful woman who, as a punishment, was transformed into a venomous serpent.

• When Hermes helps her, she regains human form.

• She goes to the city of Corinth and falls deeply in love with Lycius.

• Using her magic, Lamia enchants Lycius, and they begin a happy life together.

• Blinded by love, Lycius ignores the advice of his philosophical teacher Apollonius and decides to marry Lamia.

• At the wedding, Apollonius reveals Lamia’s true identity as a serpent.

• Upon this revelation, Lamia mysteriously vanishes, and Lycius dies of grief.

• John Keats:

• A British Romantic lyric poet devoted to perfecting poetry through vivid imagery, sensuous appeal, and philosophical reflections on classical legend.

• Titles: Poet of Beauty, Poet of Sensuousness; also trained as a Physician and Surgeon.

• His literary works include Sonnets, Odes, and Epics.

• Famous Works:

• Ode to Psyche

• Ode to a Nightingale

• Ode on a Grecian Urn

• To Autumn

• Ode on Melancholy

• Isabella

• Lamia

Source: An ABC of English Literature by M Mofizar Rahman.