Question

In Ode on a Grecian Urn, what is the significance of the repeated phrase “For ever”?

• A. It highlights the speaker's despair over mortality
• B. It emphasizes the eternal nature of the urn's scenes
• C. It underscores the urn's fragility and imminent decay
• D. It diminishes the value of the urn's artistic merit

Answer 1

Answer:

B. It emphasizes the eternal nature of the urn's scenes

• In Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats, the phrase “For ever” is repeated to highlight the timeless and unchanging nature of the scenes depicted on the urn.

• The repetition is a form of anaphora, used to reinforce the idea that the figures on the urn—such as the lovers, the piper, and the trees—are frozen in a perfect, eternal moment.