Ode on a Grecian Urn (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Date 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' written
Date 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' written
May 1819
Structure: stanzas & lines per stanza in poem
Structure: stanzas & lines per stanza in poem
5 stanzas, 10 lines each
Rhyme scheme of Ode on a Grecian Urn
Rhyme scheme of Ode on a Grecian Urn
ABAB CDE DCE
Meter used in Ode on a Grecian Urn
Meter used in Ode on a Grecian Urn
Iambic pentameter
Final philosophical statement in poem
Final philosophical statement in poem
Beauty is truth, truth beauty
Negative Capability (Keats concept)
Negative Capability (Keats concept)
Embracing uncertainty without need for facts/explanations
Why unheard melodies sweeter than heard
Why unheard melodies sweeter than heard
Imagination can picture perfection
Urn personified as what bride?
Urn personified as what bride?
Unravish'd bride of quietness
Urn called what type of historian?
Urn called what type of historian?
Sylvan historian
Device: 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty'
Device: 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty'
Chiasmus