“Ode on a Grecian Urn” was written by John Keats in 1819. It is a thought-provoking poem that explores the nature of art, beauty, and life. The poem utilizes the urn to point out that even though life is fleeting, beauty can be eternal.6Mark for ReviewMCQABCWhich quotation from the poem most effectively illustrates the claim?A“O Attic shape! Fair attitude! with brede / Of marble men and maidens overwrought,With forest branches and the trodden weed; / Thou, silent form, dost tease us out of thought“B“When old age shall this generation waste / Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe /Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st, / Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all"C“What leaf-fring'd legend haunts about thy shape / Of deities or mortals, or of both, / In Tempe or the dales of Arcady?”D“Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed / Your leaves, nor ever bid the Spring adieu; / And, happy melodist, unwearied, / For ever piping songs for ever new;”
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“Ode on a Grecian Urn” was written by John Keats in 1819. It is a thought-provoking poem that explores the nature of art, beauty, and life. The poem utilizes the urn to point out that even though life is fleeting, beauty can be eternal.6Mark for ReviewMCQABCWhich quotation from the poem most effectively illustrates the claim?A“O Attic shape! Fair attitude! with brede / Of marble men and maidens overwrought,With forest branches and the trodden weed; / Thou, silent form, dost tease us out of thought“B“When old age shall this generation waste / Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe /Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st, / Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all"C“What leaf-fring'd legend haunts about thy shape / Of deities or mortals, or of both, / In Tempe or the dales of Arcady?”D“Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed / Your leaves, nor ever bid the Spring adieu; / And, happy melodist, unwearied, / For ever piping songs for ever new;”
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The quotation that most effectively illustrates the claim is B: "When old age shall this generation waste / Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe /Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st, / Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all". This quote directly addresses the idea that while life is fleeting (as represented by the wasting away of a generation), beauty remains eternal (as represented by the urn). The urn, despite being surrounded by other sorrows, remains a friend to man, conveying the eternal truth of beauty.
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“She Walks in Beauty”.The poet appreciates only the subject’s outward beauty, not her personality.ResponsesTrueTrueFalseFalse
Summary of the poem For Anne Gregory is love poetry by William Butler Yeats, which signifies the whole idea of modern love. The poem is a kind of conversation between a lovely lady, Anne Gregory, and someone, who may be the poet or any known person. Anne is so beautiful that anyone can be attracted to her just at a glance. She is a feast to behold, and her beauty is a thing to harness. She has beautiful skin texture, and her hair is yellow coloured and so attractive. Her external beauty can make anyone mad in her love. So, the person who is speaking or is the speaker of the poem tells Anne that whosoever will love her, he will love her for her beautiful yellow hair and her external beauty. This shows the modern-day love, that today if we fall in love with anyone, we are attracted by his or her external beauty. We want our partner to be beautiful and look amazing. Even if a person is rude or arrogant but still, if he/she is beautiful, he/she will easily get love. This shows how we humans ignore the internal qualities in front of beauty.
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