Imagination takes us into a realm of eternal bliss. It is a never-ending story weaved upon our wildest thoughts, our innermost passions, our fanciful hopes and dreams. It is not of this world. There is nothing to measure, or hold. It remains a drift in patterns of sweet joy, and anticipation. John Keates uses imagination as a catalyst for his poem, Ode on a Grecian Urn. He captures the essence of Romanticism, yet allows the …showed first 75 words of 1040 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1040 total…think Keates did an excellent job in portraying the timelessness of the Urn. An element I think that was extremely effective was when he depicted silence. This really embalmbed the essence of the Urns’ beauty. Another element that I thought was very effective was the two lovers, and the chase involved. He satiated after her, like we long for water in the perils of the desert. It was an unending emotion that halted his progression.