‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know’ is one of the famous lines of the sonnet, ‘Ode to a Grecian Urn’, which discreetly depicts the greatness and grandeur of John Keats, one of the most influential figures of the second generation of Romantic poets. Such is the contribution of this greatly endowed poet that no discussion on Romantic English poets can be complete without the mention of him. Living up to only 25 years of age, John Keats nevertheless made a mark in the literary circle with his outstanding sense of verse, style and poetry by large. Such has been his influence that he has been compared to the likes of Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, despite writing poetry seriously for just about six years and coming up with only four publications in his lifetime. His poetic apprenticeship and maturity in writing in such a short duration is one of the remarkable aspects of Keats's work. Today, Keats is one of the most studied and admired British poets. However, back in the early 19th century, when Keats was alive, his work was mostly criticized and not well received. It was only posthumously that Keats creative outbursts appealed to people which saw a vertical growth in his reputation. He was said to possess innate poetic sensibilities which assisted him in bringing forth sensual imagery to his work, that expressed a philosophy through classical legend. Over the years, the works of Keats have influenced many prolific poets and writers of the 19th and the 20th century.