Aiyana Wilkerson

English

23 June, 02:22

Read the passage from "Ode on a Grecian Urn."

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!

How do the passages' themes compare?

a. Both passages have the theme "time erases everything."

b. "Elgin Marbles" has the theme "art outlasts even death," while "Ozymandias" has the theme "death comes to everything."

c. Both passages have the theme "nature is cruel."

d. "Elgin Marbles" has the theme "decay is inevitable," while "Ozymandias" has the theme "fame survives death."