Question

What is the paradox of immortality in the poem?

• A. The figures on the urn are both timeless and unable to experience life fully.
• B. The urn will one day disappear, but its message will last forever.
• C. The lovers on the urn can move freely, but they remain unchanged.
• D. The poem argues that art does not actually capture immortality.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The figures on the urn are both timeless and unable to experience life fully.

• The lovers, the musician, and the townspeople are frozen in time—they will never grow old, never face suffering, and never experience loss.

• However, their existence is also static; they will never actually kiss, the music will never be heard, and the town will always remain deserted.