LHHS OCAD Lang/Lit 5
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- What is believed to be John Keats' finest ode?
- "Ode on a Grecian Urn"
- What was the stimulus for "Ode on a Grecian Urn"
- a Greek vase decorated with raised marble figures
- In the poem, Keats questions the _________ of the figures on the urn.
- happiness
- Describe the scene on the urn.
- figures appear to be in a state of bliss, music and a singer, springtime, lady is young and beautiful
- The frequent repitition of the words ______ and _____ emphasizes the advantages of the perfect frozen moment.
- "happy" and "for ever"
- The ___ stanza is a transition (the observer then looks at a different scene on the urn.)
- 4th
- After the fourth stanza, describe the scene that the observer is looking at.
- a ritual sacrifice is about to occur
- What is the final piece of knowledge given by Keats?
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'Beauty is truth, truth beauty- that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.' - In the lines 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty', what could the poet be suggesting?
- Reality and passion are superior to beauty and permanence and that the connection between the two is art
- In "Ode on a Grecian Urn," Keats demonstrates his skillful use of _______ _______.
- poetic language
- Keats has been associated with what movement?
- Romantic
- Keats died of ________ when he was just 25 years old.
- tuberculosis
- Many of Keats' poems reflect a _______ between opposite modes of experience and the search for _______ between the two
- conflict; balance
- True or False: the style of the ode is formal, as benefits the high seriousness of the topic.
- true
- Using the archaic ______ _______ singular, the speaker addresses the urn directly with a series of rhetorical questions.
- second person