Based on the stanza given, identify the poem.

"O, weep for Adonais - he is dead!
Wake, melancholy Mother, wake and weep!
Yet wherefore? Quench within their burning bed
Thy fiery tears, and let thy loud heart keep
Like his, a mute and uncomplaining sleep;
For he is gone, where all things wise and fair
Descend; - oh, dream not that the amorous Deep
Will yet restore him to the vital air;
Death feeds on his mute voice, and laughs at our despair."

Correct option is D

Explanation:
The correct answer is Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keats.

This poem is an elegy written by Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1821 to mourn the death of the Romantic poet John Keats, who died of tuberculosis at the young age of 25. Shelley likens Keats to Adonis (or Adonais), a figure from Greek mythology representing beauty and youth tragically lost. The poem expresses deep sorrow over Keats' death while contemplating the fleeting nature of life and artistic immortality.

Information Booster:
Percy Bysshe Shelley's Tribute to Keats – Adonais was written as a response to John Keats’ death in 1821, blaming critics for his untimely demise.

The name Adonais is inspired by Adonis, a youth in Greek mythology associated with beauty and untimely death.

The poem follows the Spenserian stanza (nine-line stanza with the rhyme scheme ABABBCBCC).

While lamenting Keats’ death, Shelley suggests that Keats’ poetry will live on forever, achieving literary immortality.

The poem embodies Romantic ideals, using nature as a metaphor for loss, beauty, and renewal.

Ironically, Shelley himself drowned a year after writing Adonais (1822), making this poem a foreshadowing of his own untimely death.

Additional Knowledge:
The Blossom – A poem by William Blake, part of Songs of Innocence, celebrating nature’s beauty.
The Chimney Sweeper – A poem by William Blake, included in both Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, highlighting child labor and social injustice.
A Cradle Song – Another William Blake poem, focusing on maternal love and divine protection.