Question

"La Belle Dame sans Merci" is a famous poem written by:

• A. William Wordsworth
• B. John Keats
• C. Lord Byron
• D. Alfred Tennyson

Answer 1

Answer:

B. John Keats

• "La Belle Dame sans Merci" is a well-known ballad written by John Keats in 1819, one of the most productive years of his short literary career.

• The title is French for "The Beautiful Lady Without Mercy", and the poem tells the haunting story of a knight who is bewitched and abandoned by a mysterious, fairy-like woman.

• It reflects themes of love, beauty, illusion, and loss, which are common in Keats's Romantic poetry.