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I know that I will see
This dream again.
I just want to stay in it,
I truly hope that I can.
The dream used to haunt me,
Until I found out what it meant.
Now I'm compelled by this dream
To have this life fully spent.
Not to have it wasted away
On worthless doubt and regret.
But to have it used for something,
Something that I can respect.
I see it more clearly,
That purpose which I looked past.
But I'm anxious for this new future,
How will I know if this purpose will last
So for now I'll try to sleep
And see if I can increase its span.
That's all I really care about right now,
That tempting dream again.
It's similar to "On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer" in being able to understand something that could not be understood earlier. But its different from what Keats wrote in the sense that the character does not completely embrace his revelation. He does not truly become inspired by the dream to live out his life, he instead wastes it on going back to an easier and happier "dream."
Work Cited
Keats, John. "On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer." Ed. Ronald A. Horton. British Literature. Greenville: Bob Jones University Press, 1999.
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