" The term "conversation poem" was coined in reference to this poem's subtitle.
This poem opens by describing a peaceful scene in which a stream flows silently beneath an "old mossy bridge" and there is "a pleasure in the dimness of the stars." This poem describes "a most gentle Maid, who dwelleth in her hospitable home hard by the castle." Its final stanza tells its subject "farewell ... till to-morrow eve" and ends "once more, my friends, farewell." The speaker of this poem takes his crying son outside to see the moon, which immediately stops his tears. This poem quotes afnd then proceeds to dispute (*) Milton's characterization of its subject as "most musical, most melancholy." The term "conversation poem" was coined in reference to this poem's subtitle. For 10 points, name this Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem about a bird which is also the subject of a Keats ode.
This poem opens by describing a peaceful scene in which a stream flows silently beneath an "old mossy bridge" and there is "a pleasure in the dimness of the stars.
"The Nightingale: A Conversation Poem"