Ode on a Grecian UrnJohn Keats
The second stanza in Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn” begins with the statement, “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard/Are sweeter.” Keats views art as something that is eternal and lets you experience what’s happening in the painting. While he cannot actually hear the music of the young man’s pipes, he can just imagine how sweet the melody would sound. If one was to hear music played, it would only please him for the duration of the song, but in looking at a painting of a youth playing pipes one can take pleasure in it every time he looks at the painting. Of course, in Keats’ time there were n
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Approximate Word count = 429
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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