question_answer 3)

What does the line, 'Therefore are we wreathing a flowery band to bind us to earth' suggest to you?  

Answer:

For Keats, each flowery band' is a reminder of the fragility of whatever we achieve. Thus, beauty leads not to inertia but a constant battle to guard our well-being against sadness, teacher, and those moments that go wrong. Keats defies the accusation that his belief in beauty's immortality is sentimental.