Lhhs Ocad Lang/lit 5

Front 1

What is believed to be John Keats' finest ode?

Back 1

"Ode on a Grecian Urn"

Front 2

What was the stimulus for "Ode on a Grecian Urn"

Back 2

a Greek vase decorated with raised marble figures

Front 3

In the poem, Keats questions the _________ of the figures on the urn.

Back 3

happiness

Front 4

Describe the scene on the urn.

Back 4

figures appear to be in a state of bliss, music and a singer, springtime, lady is young and beautiful

Front 5

The frequent repitition of the words ______ and _____ emphasizes the advantages of the perfect frozen moment.

Back 5

"happy" and "for ever"

Front 6

The ___ stanza is a transition (the observer then looks at a different scene on the urn.)

Back 6

4th

Front 7

After the fourth stanza, describe the scene that the observer is looking at.

Back 7

a ritual sacrifice is about to occur

Front 8

What is the final piece of knowledge given by Keats?

Back 8

'Beauty is truth, truth beauty- that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.'

Front 9

In the lines 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty', what could the poet be suggesting?

Back 9

Reality and passion are superior to beauty and permanence and that the connection between the two is art

Front 10

In "Ode on a Grecian Urn," Keats demonstrates his skillful use of _______ _______.

Back 10

poetic language

Front 11

Keats has been associated with what movement?

Back 11

Romantic

Front 12

Keats died of ________ when he was just 25 years old.

Back 12

tuberculosis

Front 13

Many of Keats' poems reflect a _______ between opposite modes of experience and the search for _______ between the two

Back 13

conflict; balance

Front 14

True or False: the style of the ode is formal, as benefits the high seriousness of the topic.

Back 14

true

Front 15

Using the archaic ______ _______ singular, the speaker addresses the urn directly with a series of rhetorical questions.

Back 15

second person