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Poems: When I Have Fears and Ode on a Grecian Urn (Keats)

Question 15 • English 12 B

Which of the following attributes does Keats admire and celebrate most in “Ode on a Grecian Urn”? Support your answer choice, citing details from the poem.a. The quality of the artist’s craftmanship.b. The simplicity and grace of the shape of the urn.c. The fact that the scene seems to tell a fascinating story.d. The timelessness of the scene and the eternal youth represented by the figures.

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Answer:

Keats admires d. the timelessness of the scene and the eternal youth represented by the figures. Throughout the poem, he emphasizes that the lovers will be “for ever young” and that the music and celebration on the urn will never end. Although the figures can never complete their actions, they also never lose their beauty, energy, or passion. This permanence is what fascinates Keats most, because it contrasts with the fleeting nature of human life.