Themes In The Poetry Of Keats

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Read the excerpt from the poem "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles" by John Keats. Such dim-conceived glories of the brain Bring round the heart an indescribable feud; So do these wonders a most dizzy pain, That mingles Grecian grandeur with the rude Wasting of old Time—with a billowy main— A sun—a shadow of a magnitude. Which theme does this passage support?
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B. Even art is affected by the ravages of time.
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Read the passage from "Ode on a Grecian Urn." Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd, Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone Keats uses the phrase "spirit ditties" to describe the
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B. songs the people on the urn appear to be playing.
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Knowing that art is the _____ , or subject, of "Ode on a Grecian Urn" helps the reader understand the themes in the poem.
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topic
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When searching for a common _____ in two separate poems, the reader should look for the message that the texts convey.
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theme
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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 rude Wasting 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 decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. How do the passages' themes compare?
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Not B. "Elgin Marbles" has the theme "art outlasts even death," while "Ozymandias" has the theme "death comes to everything."
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Which are examples of themes? Check all that apply.
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-Time heals even the deepest wounds. -True friendship knows no boundaries -Pride eventually leads to a downfall.
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Read the statement from a paper comparing Keats's poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn" and "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles." While the message in "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is that art is an eternal and unchanging truth, the message in "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles" is that art changes over time. The paper is stating the poems'
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B. Themes
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Read the passage from "Ode on a Grecian Urn." Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are 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 leave Thy 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! Based on the word choice, the speaker's overall tone is
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Not C. mournful
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Keats's word choice in "Ode on a Grecian Urn" affects the ____, or the speaker's attitude toward the topic of the poem.
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tone
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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 rude Wasting of old Time—with a billowy main— A sun—a shadow of a magnitude. The theme of the passage relates to the theme from "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by
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B. contradicting it