Question

Why might the speaker in "Ode on a Grecian Urn" feel more distant from the scene described in stanza 4 than those in previous stanzas?

• A. It involves unfamiliar ancient religious practices
• B. It depicts a rural setting, unlike the urban scenes of earlier stanzas.
• C. The speaker is critical of the figures in this stanza.
• D. It describes a scene of death and mourning.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. It involves unfamiliar ancient religious practices

• The speaker, a 19th-century observer, finds it harder to connect with ancient religious rituals than with music or romantic love.