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This poem is special. It is one of literature’s most famous lyrical poems, meaning it focuses on the speaker’s emotions in an imaginative way. The only time a nightingale is mentioned is in the title. However, the entire poem is about the nightingale and its nightly world. There are several allusions to Greek mythology in this poem. It is characteristic of Romantic poets to take interest in mythology, this in particular is sometimes called Hellenism. In a Greek myth, Philomela was turned into a nightingale to help her escape being murdered by her rapist. What does this mean in the context of the poem? It is about escaping reality.
