What theme is emphasized in the excerpt from "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats given below?

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard

Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on;

Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd,

Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone:

Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave

Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare;

Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss,

Though winning near the goal yet, do not grieve;

She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss,

For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!

a. only things that continually change are true

b. unfulfilled desires and dreams seem sweeter.

c. incidents and events depicted in art are true.

d. art does not last forever; only memory does.

e. incidents and events depicted in art are untrue.

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Milton Sexton

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25 August, 17:30

What theme is emphasized in the excerpt from "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats given below?

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard

Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on;

Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd,

Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone:

Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave

Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare;

Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss,

Though winning near the goal yet, do not grieve;

She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss,

For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!

a. only things that continually change are true

b. unfulfilled desires and dreams seem sweeter.

c. incidents and events depicted in art are true.

d. art does not last forever; only memory does.

e. incidents and events depicted in art are untrue.

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Yazmin Hensley · Answer 1

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option B. The theme that is emphasized in the excerpt from "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats is that the unfulfilled desires and dreams seem sweeter. It is can be seen from the lines:

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard

Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on;

Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd,