Ode on a Grecian Urn John Keats brilliantly uses poetic form and descriptive language in an attempt to evoke interest in an essentially uninteresting subject, as well as support a hidden agenda, with his poem, "Ode on a Grecian Urn". It is a delightfully reflective, lyrical poem, which contemplates the beauty of still art with the movement of life. By looking at the intricate poetic language Keats chooses for this ode we are allowed access …
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…urn is his peace. Through the title of the poem, diction conforming to rhyme scheme, and literary devices, John Keats describes a lovely Grecian urn in this poem Ode on a Grecian Urn. His wonderful use of imagery, personification, and metaphor, really bring the urn to life. The title depicts what the poem is truly about and all of the techniques he uses show the reader that the poem is a "romantic" piece of literature.