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

AWilliam Wordsworth

BJohn Keats

CLord Byron

DAlfred Tennyson

Answer:

B. John Keats

Read Explanation:

  • "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.


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