(5) Tree Line
A reference to Greek figures and a few old-fashioned words like "besprinkle" and "throstle" might have readers reaching for the dictionary, but that's to be expected, considering that the poem was written in the early 1800s. Still, when compared to some of the other works written in the Romantic era, it seems pretty straightforward. The speaker doesn't skip around in time. He actually seems to spend most of the poem in bed or under a tree, musing. The result is one of Keats' most accessible Great Odes.