HOW TO UNDERSTAND QUICKLY? - La Belle Dame Sans Merci

Points to Remember before & after reading the poem entitled La Belle Dame Sans Merci composed by John Keats:

1) the poem is a Ballad - define the term ballad, mention its two major types & determine the ballad-type of the poem, enlist the characteristics of a Ballad found in the poem

2) the poem is in a question-answer format - identify the questioner & answerer

3) Setting of the poem - time & place of happenings in the poem and textual evidences that support your opinion

4) the first three stanzas - identities of the characters, content of their interaction, information about the characters involved on the basis of their interaction

5) the remaining nine stanzas - encounter, effect, events, exchanges, and end.