oh that urn.

I agree with the many people who posted about "Ode on a Grecian Urn", saying that it was one of their favorites. When I first read the poem, I thought it was silly...but, as we dissected it, i began to see the beauty described. The beauty described throughout the poem is not just of the beauty of the literal urn, but also of the beauty of the moment that was captured as a story on the urn. As the poem described, the picture on the urn enticed the senses through the perfect picture of spring and the pinnacle of the anticipation of the love between a couple. I think the poem describes that "perfect moment" that everyone waits for. As I said before, I was not able to capture the beauty of the poem, the urn, and the picture the first time I read through this poem...I mean, really...a poem titled "Ode to a Grecian Urn" doesn't spark much interest in my book...I guess it's just another one of those "can't judge a book by it's cover" things...