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Themes in the Poetry of Keats Answers

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Read the passage from "Ode on a Grecian Urn."Who are these coming to the sacrifice?To what green altar, O mysterious priest,Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies,And all her silken flanks with garlands drest?What little town by river or sea shore,Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel,Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn?And, little town, thy streets for evermoreWill silent be; and not a soul to tellWhy thou art desolate, can e'er return.

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The tone changes from curious to lonely.
B
The tone changes from admiring to bored.
C
The tone changes from irritated to peaceful.
D
The tone changes from unhappy to reassured.
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Read the passage from "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles."So do these wonders a most dizzy pain,That mingles Grecian grandeur with the rudeWasting of old Time—with a billowy main—A sun—a shadow of a magnitude.Now, read the passage from "Ozymandias," another poem from the Romantic period.And on the pedestal these words appear:"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"Nothing beside remains. Round the decayOf that colossal wreck, boundless and bareThe lone and level sands stretch far away.

A
Both passages have the theme "time erases everything."
B
"Elgin Marbles" has the theme "art outlasts even death," while "Ozymandias" has the theme "death comes to everything."
C
Both passages have the theme "nature is cruel."
D
"Elgin Marbles" has the theme "decay is inevitable," while "Ozymandias" has the theme "fame survives death."
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Read the excerpt from the poem "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles" by John Keats.Such dim-conceived glories of the brainBring round the heart an indescribable feud;So do these wonders a most dizzy pain,That mingles Grecian grandeur with the rudeWasting of old Time—with a billowy main—A sun—a shadow of a magnitude.

A
Even the human mind cannot overcome time.
B
Even art is affected by the ravages of time.
C
Art remains unchanged over time.
D
Time and age bring wisdom.
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Read the passage from "Ode on a Grecian Urn."And, happy melodist, unwearied,For ever piping songs for ever new; More happy love! more happy, happy love!For ever warm and still to be enjoy'd,For ever panting, and for ever young

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melodist
B
songs
C
still
D
panting
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Read the analysis of a theme from "Ode on a Grecian Urn."One theme in "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is that art is an eternal and unchanging truth.Now, read the passage from Keats's poem "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles."So do these wonders a most dizzy pain,That mingles Grecian grandeur with the rudeWasting of old Time—with a billowy main—A sun—a shadow of a magnitude.

A
supporting it.
B
contradicting it.
C
summarizing it.
D
illustrating it.
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Read the passage from "Ode on a Grecian Urn."Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shedYour leaves, nor ever bid the Spring adieu;And, happy melodist, unwearied,For ever piping songs for ever new

A
He complains that happiness is hard to find.
B
He praises the advantages of being frozen in time.
C
He bemoans being stuck playing the same tune forever.
D
He admires the way the trees reflect the beauty of nature.
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Read the passage from "Ode on a Grecian Urn."What men or gods are these? What maidens loth?What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape?What pipes and timbrels? What wild ecstasy?

A
It explains the overall theme.
B
It makes the poem more formal.
C
It emphasizes the curious tone of the speaker.
D
It expresses the thoughts of the people on the urn.
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Which are examples of themes? Check all that apply.Time heals even the deepest wounds.True friendship knows no boundaries.Vases can be considered a type of art.Pride eventually leads to a downfall.Many people have vibrant imaginations.

A
Time heals even the deepest wounds.
B
True friendship knows no boundaries.
C
Vases can be considered a type of art.
D
Pride eventually leads to a downfall.
E
Many people have vibrant imaginations.
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Read the passage from "Ode on a Grecian Urn."Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheardAre sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on;Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd,Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone:Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leaveThy song, nor ever can those trees be bare;Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss,Though winning near the goal—yet, do not grieve;She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss,For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!

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angry.
B
encouraging.
C
mournful.
D
loving.
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dictionodetonetopic

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diction
B
ode
C
tone
D
topic

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