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JAMB Literature in English 2001 Question 40

Question 40

Non-African Poetry

John Keats' 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' expresses the idea that

  1. A.the Grecian Urn is ancient
  2. B.the Grecian Urn is mysterious
  3. C.every work of art is beautiful
  4. D.life is long, art is longer
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (life is long, art is longer)

Explanation

Keats shows the urn's figures lasting for ever while people grow old and die: art outlasts life.