... death more specifically. The urn is the object that is before the narrator and the way he interprets the stories on the urn highly reflects his thoughts, whether they are subconscious or conscious. It is critical to note that without the urn the narrator would not be entitled to be self-reflexive. The narrator identifies himself with the potter who has ... a chance to spoil or in other words turn bad. The line "Though winning near the goal" ([Ode] 2.18) shows how there is a sense of arrested time and a sense of unfulfilled desires as the goal is never reached. The reader is introduced t...

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... of his proposal to create the perfect life for her. She is everything that represents the human soul and can be seen as the road map of ones inner most desires and regrets. As the stanzas are revealed so is the persona's journey. There is a struggle to develop the ability of accepting fate as Keats ponders the idea of self-worth ... he is actively trying to inspire his creativity through a working mind. It is here that the poet unfolds his inner most thoughts as he searches for a way to bring his subconscious prophecy into the working conscience mind. The predominant use of the words wi...

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• Grade Level: High School