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Title: Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats (IB or A-levels English)
Description: Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats
Description: Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats
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URN ESSAY
Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats is a romantic poem conveying Keats’s
fascination by an ancient urn
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He examines the engravings on the urn and lets his imagination wander
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He calls it the “still unravish’d bride of quietness”, unravish’d referring to the urn’s
immortality, its quality to stay young and beautiful forever; quiet, frozen in time
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The use of alliteration of “s” adds
emphasis to the line, as the “s” sound is a rather noticeable sound
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In the first scene, an engraving of men and maidens catches the speaker’s
attention
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The repetition of “what” together with his use
of short sentences stresses out his zeal
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The speaker first talks about the melodies produced by the piper, pointing out that
“those unheard [melodies] are sweeter”, as they are not produced by the pipe but in
the mind of the ‘listener’
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The speaker also acknowledges the fact that the
lovers can “never, never” kiss, using the word “never” twice to emphasize their pitiful
position
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In the third stanza he uses the repetition of “happy, happy”, as to counterbalance the
negativity conveyed in “never, never” used in the second stanza
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In the fourth stanza the speaker moves on to examine the third scene, the third
engraving, portraying a priest leading a cow to a sacrifice
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The speaker expresses interest in the priest’s past and future,
asking “to what green altar” is the priest going, and “what little town… is emptied of
its folk,” frustrated with not being able to ever obtain the answers, addressing the art
as being “desolate”
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The images of “river”, “sea-shore”,
or the mountains appeal on the reader’s senses, evoking calm and relaxed mood,
bringing up the memories from childhood and the freedom and beauty associated with
youth
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The speaker goes back to
the beginning, describing the urn as a whole rather than focusing on the details
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Title: Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats (IB or A-levels English)
Description: Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats
Description: Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats