"Ode on a Grecian Urn" : Key info
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" is a notable literary work by John Keats. A complete discussion of this literary work is given, which will help you enhance your literary skills and prepare for the exam. Read the Main texts, Key info, Summary, Themes, Characters, Literary devices, Quotations, Notes, and various study materials of "Ode on a Grecian Urn".
Key info
Author: John Keats (1795–1821)
Title of the Author:
- Leading Second Generation Romantic Poet
- Poet of Sensuousness
- Poet of Beauty and Mortality
Full Title: “Ode on a Grecian Urn”
Total Lines: 50
Stanza: 5
Genre: Romantic Poetry
Published Date: Published in “Annals of the Fine Arts” in 1819.
Written Date: May 1819
Form: Ode
Meter: Iambic Pentameter
Tone: Philosophical & Reflective.
Rhyme Scheme: abab (cdedce) (last six lines vary from stanza to stanza; never couplets)
Point of View: Second-person and third-person blend.
Setting:
- Time Setting: May 1819
- Place Setting: An imagined classical Greek world (as shown on the urn)