Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Year 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' was written
Year 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' was written
May 1819
Number of stanzas in 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'
Number of stanzas in 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'
Five stanzas, each with ten lines
Rhyme scheme in 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'
Rhyme scheme in 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'
ABAB CDE DCE
Main contrast: urn's art vs human life
Main contrast: urn's art vs human life
Eternal beauty vs fleeting nature of human life
Keats' term for the urn as storyteller
Keats' term for the urn as storyteller
Sylvan historian
Why unheard melodies are sweeter
Why unheard melodies are sweeter
Imagination pictures perfection; reality cannot
Meaning of 'Cold Pastoral'
Meaning of 'Cold Pastoral'
Static, unchanging, lifeless nature of scenes
'Beauty is truth' - philosophical idea
'Beauty is truth' - philosophical idea
Beauty and truth are intertwined
Negative Capability definition
Negative Capability definition
Embracing uncertainty & ambiguity without needing facts
Device in 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty'
Device in 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty'
Chiasmus - words repeated in reverse order