What is Keats symbolizing when he speaks of the “full ripened grain” in “When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be”? Explain your answer choice.a. the words on the pages of the books he lovesb. the poems and other works which he, as the artist, will createc. the future romances he may haved. the memories he will gather at the close of his life

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Keats is symbolizing b. the poems and other works which he, as the artist, will create. The “full ripened grain” suggests a rich harvest, and in the poem it stands for the creative achievements he fears he may never have time to produce. Just as grain is gathered when it has fully matured, Keats hopes to gather the results of his imagination into completed works before he dies.