# LXXXIV explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by John Keats.

## What happens

The imperial procession glides toward a light Ionic portico, the city's delicacy and pride of the Imperial Basilic. Lords and ladies bow in obeisance as they enter, but inside everything is turned topsy-turvy in a devilish dance.

## Character check-ins

### Bellanaine

Bellanaine is shouted by the crowd as the procession moves toward the portico.

### Elfinan

Elfinan is implied as the imperial figure leading the procession, referenced by the 'Imperial Basilic'.

## Key lines

> Still ‘Bellanaine!’ they shouted, while we glide ’Slant to a light Ionic portico, The city’s delicacy, and the pride Of our Imperial Basilic

The crowd continues to shout 'Bellanaine!' as we move diagonally toward a graceful Ionic portico, which is the city's finest ornament and the pride of our imperial basilica.

_Describes the procession's approach to an elegant architectural feature._

> All things turn’d topsy-turvy in a devil’s dance.

Everything was chaotic and upside-down, as if in a demonic dance.

_Highlights the sudden disorder upon entering._

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