In his letter to Fanny Brawne, John Keats is exhorting her to understand how great his passion is for her, to accept his opinions of her loveliness and to realise what lengths he would go to prove his love for her. Keats is at the courtship stage of his relationship with Fanny and is trying to impress and flatter her with the strengths of his feelings. Keats achieves his purpose through his serious and melodramatic tone, his romantic, exaggerated style and his emotive use of language.

Keats begins his letter using a practical, conservative and apologetic tone in attempt to make amends for having neglected Fanny by not writing to her when she requested. For example " I hope you did not blame me much for not obeying your request of a Letter on Saturday : we have had four in our small room playing cards night and morning leaving...