Ode on a Grecian Urn.pdf
Ode on a Grecian Urn.pdf
Ode on a Grecian Urn.pdf
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Fourth Stanza<br />
-The <strong>on</strong>ly images actually <strong>on</strong> the urn are the people<br />
leading the heifer to the altar. Everything else is created<br />
by the speaker's imaginati<strong>on</strong><br />
-Like first stanza, speaker uses a series of questi<strong>on</strong>s: "Who<br />
are these coming to the sacrifice / ...And all her silken<br />
flanks with garlands drest"<br />
-Romantic characteristic: the "world" of the urn is<br />
expanded to include a "little town" "mountain-built with<br />
peaceful citadel" by speaker's imaginati<strong>on</strong>. The speaker's<br />
own individual, subjective experience creates what lies<br />
bey<strong>on</strong>d the image. What does this say about the effect a<br />
viewer has when experiencing art
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