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JAMB Literature in English 2001 Question 31

Question 31

Non-African Poetry
John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn (extract)
The passage, as printed

In Keats 'Ode on a Grecian Urn', the recurrent use of the rhetorical question in the lines above suggests

  1. A.admiration and amazement
  2. B.confusion and fear
  3. C.shock and surprise
  4. D.worry and sadness
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (admiration and amazement)

Explanation

The speaker fires question after question about the scene on the urn because he is fascinated and amazed by it.