Ode on a Grecian Urn.pdf
Ode on a Grecian Urn.pdf
Ode on a Grecian Urn.pdf
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General Poetic Devices<br />
● Themes and symbolism of urn: art, truth, beauty,<br />
reality, emoti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
● Rhyme scheme: not strict rhyming (ABAB, then<br />
usually CDE CDE). Divides each stanza into two<br />
porti<strong>on</strong>s: 1) describing/analyzing appearance of<br />
urn 2) exploring significance/mystery/c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong><br />
to real life<br />
● Form: five stanzas, rhythmic indentati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
● Word choice: (virgin imagery in first few stanzas,<br />
repetiti<strong>on</strong> of "happy" in stanza three, "Cold<br />
Pastoral", etc.)