Question

Read the excerpt. from "ode on a grecian urn" by john keats thou still unravished bride of quietness thou foster child of silence and slow time, sylvan historian, who canst thus express a flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme: what leaf-fringed legend haunts about thy shape of deities or mortals, or of both, . . . who or what is the poet talking to in these lines from "ode on a grecian urn"?

Option 1: The worshippers painted on the urn
Option 2: The trees painted on the urn
Option 3: The lovers painted on the urn
Option 4: The entire Grecian urn

Answer 1

In John Keats's 'Ode on a Grecian Urn,' the poet is speaking to the entire Grecian urn, personifying it as a silent storyteller that communicates a timeless narrative through its engravings.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the excerpt from "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats, the poet is addressing the entire Grecian urn. Keats refers to the urn using a series of metaphors, such as 'unravished bride of quietness,' 'foster-child of silence and slow time,' and 'sylvan historian.'

These personifications highlight the urn as a storyteller of its own historical and artistic narrative. The urn, through its engravings, depicts frozen moments in time and communicates a story that transcends the ages, holding within it depictions of various figures and scenes that prompt questions about their legends.