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In "Ode on a Grecian Urn," the poem speaks about an ancient urn painted with two scenes from Greek life. It references Apollo, the god of music and poetry along with his favorite...
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Keats neatly sandwiches his stanzas between the first and last lines which both address the urn: Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness, and O Attic shape! Fair attitude!...
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There is a great deal of evidence that supports Keats talking directly to the Urn. First of all, he begins with "Thou" directly addressing the Urn in line one and he repeats...
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The evidence of Keats's addressing to the Urn ,connects us to the opening line of the poem .The poet calls the Urn as "un ravished bride of silence and slow-time" . Again the shape is attic ,-a Greek shape .Urns in in the remotest Greek civilization were used to sculptor , engraved pictures .
There are a number of evidences that support Keats's talking to the Urn .The lines , "Thou ,silent form ,dost tease us out of thought" and "Thou shalt in midst of others woe" ,substantiate Keats's address to the Urn .Again the opening line ,-"Thou still..", cites the address .
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