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Ode on a Grecian Urn vs. Ode to a Nightingale
Ode on a Grecian Urn is written to initially state the perfection of the permanence depicted in the world of Tempe or the dales of Arcady. The speakers real world of process, change, passion, and death is that of which is trying to be escaped by visualizing the meaning of the inscriptions on the urn. ... He states, “Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave / Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare; / Bold lover, never, never canst though kiss,” (Grecian Lines 15-17). ... He says, “And, little town, thy streets for evermore / Will silent be; and not a soul to tell / Why though art desolate, can e’er return” (Grecian Lines 38-40).
Approximate Word count = 534 Approximate Pages = 2.1 (250 words per page double spaced)
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