At around the age of 16, the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor.However, his literary appetite had taken too much of his fancy, especially with his addiction to the poetry of Edmund Spenser.He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816, entitled O Solitude!If I Must with Thee Dwell.Within two months in 1817, Keats had written an entire volume of poetry, but was sharply criticized by a magazine.However, the negative response didn't stop his pursuit of rhythm (韵律).
John Keats' next work was Endymion, which was published in May 1818.The story involves a shepherd who falls in love with the moon goddess and leads him on an adventure of one boy's hope to overcome the limitations of being human.Following Endymion, however, he tried something more narrativebased and wrote Isabella.During this time, John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry due to his own limit in life experiences.He would have to have the “knowledge” associated with his poems.His next work was Hyperion that would attempt to combine all that he learned.However, a bout (发作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821.
9.What is the common thing between John Keats and his mother?
A.They read many books.
B.They had a bad childhood.
C.They died of the same disease.
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