Question

In "Ode on a Grecian Urn", what is the significance of the deserted town mentioned in stanza 4?

• A. It is empty, as everyone has gone to the sacrifice
• B. It represents the alienation of the speaker.
• C. It is a symbol of the ravages of time and decay.
• D. It is where the lovers on the urn reside.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. It is empty, as everyone has gone to the sacrifice

• The town is imagined as “emptied” because all its citizens are depicted on the urn in the act of attending a sacrifice.