Cde on a Creclan urn"

!ohn keaLs
?orka Clavarrla
unlversal LlLeraLure
Lngllsh edagogy

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19th Century
London
W Jorlds largesL clLy and caplLal of Lhe 8rlLlsh Lmplre
W Cvercrowded and unsanlLary
W napoleonlc Jars
W Comlng of Lhe rallway
not|and
W ,odern lndusLry
W Cne of Lhe largesL clLles ln Lhe world and known as Lhe
Second ClLy of Lhe Lmplre afLer London
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W !ohn keaLs was born near London ln
CcLober 31sL 1793
W ALLended a good school where he became
well acqualnLed wlLh anclenL and
conLemporary llLeraLure
W Pe was Laken from school Lo an be
apprenLlce Lo a surgeon
W n 1814 keaLs sacrlflced hls medlcal
amblLlons Lo a llLerary llfe
W n ,ay 1816 he publlshed hls flrsL poem ln
a magazlne
W ConsumpLlon or ulmonary 1uberculosls
W osLmumous llfe
W uled ln 8ome on Lhe 23rd of lebruary 1821
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9oems onnets Lam|a Isabe||a
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9osthumous
9oems
uedlcaLlon 1o
Lelgh PunL
1o my 8roLher
Ceorge
Lamla arL and Cn deaLh
Calldore A
lragmenL
v 1o a lrlend who
senL me some
8oses
sabella or Lhe
oL of 8asll
Jomen Jlne
and Snuff
1o some Ladles v 1o my
8roLhers
1he Lve of SL
Agnes
Sharlng Lves
apple
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Paydon
Cde Lo a
nlghLlngale
A draughL of
Sunshlne
Lp|st|es xv Addressed Lo
Lhe same
OJe oo o Ctecloo
uto
,odern Love
Lndym|on A
9oet|n komanne
xv 1o kosclusko Cde Lo syche 1o a caL
vocabulary and Crammar
vocabulary and Crammar
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SLanza beglns asklng quesLlons abouL
absLracL concepLs such as Llme and arL
1wo concepLsLlme and moLlon
1he urn exlsLs ln Lhe real world whlch ls
muLable or sub[ecL Lo Llme and change yeL
Lhe llfe lL presenLs are unchanglng
SlowLlme noL Lhe Llme of Lhe real world
1he urn as sylvan hlsLorlan speaks Lo Lhe
vlewer
1he flowery Lale Lold sweeLly and sylvan
hlsLorlan
CpposlLlon Lhe effecL and Lhe sub[ecL of Lhe
urn or arL confllcL s lL paradoxlcal LhaL Lhe
urn whlch ls sllenL Lells Lales more sweeLly
Lhan our rlme?
ulfferences 8eLween gods and humans
Vonabu|ary
unravlsh'd brlde vlrgln brlde"
losLer grow develop
Slyvan 8elaLed Lo Lhe woods
Leaf frlnged uecoraLed (border) wlLh leaves
uale a valley
,alden an unmarrled glrl or woman
LoLh relucLanL
1lmbrel anclenL percusslon lnsLrumenL
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1he flrsL four llnes conLrasL Lhe ldeal
(ln arL love and naLure) and Lhe real
whlch does keaLs prefer aL Lhls polnL?
JhaL ls Lhe paradox of unheard
plpes?
1hen he llsLs Lhe advanLages of frozen
Llme however keaLs conLlnues Lo use
negaLlve phraslng even ln Lhese llnes
negaLlve Lone?
Vonabu|ary
Lndear 1o make beloved or very
sympaLheLlc
D|tt|es A slmple song
8are Lxposed Lo vlew [usL sufflclenL
Gr|eve 1o cause Lo be sorrowful
W||t 1o deprlve of energy or vlgor
faLlgue or exhausL
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1hls sLanza recaplLulaLes ldeas from
Lhe precedlng Lwo sLanzas
keaLs presenLs Lhe ldeal llfe on Lhe
urn as one wlLhouL dlsappolnLmenL
and sufferlng
s Lhere lrony ln Lhe facL LhaL Lhe
superlor passlon descrlbed on Lhe urn
ls also unfulflllable LhaL saLlsfacLlon ls
lmposslble?
Vonabu|ary
8ough A Lree branch especlally a large or maln
branch
hed 1o dlffuse or radlaLe
8|d 1o lnvlLe Lo aLLend greeL
Unwear|ed noL Llred
9|p|ng 1he muslc produced by a plpe when
played
9ant 1o breaLhe rapldly ln shorL gasps
C|oy 1o cause dlsgusL by supplylng wlLh Loo
much of someLhlng orlglnally pleasanL especlally
someLhlng rlch or sweeL
9arnh 1o make exLremely dry 1o make LhlrsLy
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1he poeL lmaglnes Lhe vlllage from whlch
Lhe people on Lhe urn came
n Lhls sLanza Lhe poeL beglns Lo wlLhdraw
from hls emoLlonal parLlclpaLlon ln and
ldenLlflcaLlon wlLh llfe on Lhe urn
1hls sLanza focuses on communal llfe
JhaL paradox ls lmpllclL ln Lhe conLrasL
beLween Lhe evenL belng a sacrlflce and
Lhe alLar belng green?
n Lerms of Lhe Lheme of paln[oy whaL ls
keaLs saylng ln llnes 14 whlch descrlbe
Lhe processlon? ln Lhe resL of Lhe sLanza
whlch descrlbes Lhe desolaLe Lown? s he
descrlblng a temporary or a permanent
nond|t|on?
Vonabu|ary
ne|fer A young cow especlally one LhaL has noL
yeL glven blrLh Lo a calf
Low|ng 1o uLLer Lhe sound made by caLLle moo
||ken ,ade of Sllk (A flne lusLrous flber)
I|ank 1he secLlon of flesh on Lhe body of a
person or an anlmal beLween Lhe lasL rlb and Lhe
hlp Lhe slde
Gar|and A wreaLh or fesLoon especlally one of
plalLed flowers or leaves worn on Lhe body or
draped as a decoraLlon
C|tade| A forLress ln a commandlng poslLlon ln
or near a clLy
9|ous Pavlng or exhlblLlng rellglous reverence
Io|k (archalc) A naLlon a people
Morn 1he mornlng
e'er ever
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?eL Lhe poeL dld experlence Lhe llfe
experlenced on Lhe urn and commenLs
amblguously perhaps LhaL Lhe urn dosL
Lease us ouL of LhoughL / As doLh eLernlLy
8y Leaslng hlm ouL of LhoughL dld Lhe
urn draw hlm from Lhe real world lnLo an
ldeal world where lf Lhere was nelLher
lmperfecLlon nor change Lhere was also
no real llfe or fulflllmenL?
Are Lhe concludlng llnes a phllosphlcal
sLaLemenL abouL llfe or do Lhey make
sense only ln Lhe conLexL of Lhe poem?
Vonabu|ary
Att|n Cf relaLlng Lo or characLerlsLlc of anclenL
ALLlca ALhens or Lhe ALhenlansCharacLerlzed by
purlLy slmpllclLy and eleganL wlL lc ptose
8rede CrnamenLal embroldery or braldlng
verwrought Lxcesslvely nervous or exclLed
aglLaLed
1rodden pp of Lread 1o walk on over or along
Weed 1 (old) An arLlcle of cloLhlng a garmenL
as a black band worn on a mans haL or sleeve 2
A planL consldered undeslrable unaLLracLlve or
Lroublesome
ha|t A second person slngular presenL Lense of
shall
M|dst 1he mlddle poslLlon or parL Lhe cenLer
Woe ueep dlsLress or mlsery as from grlef
,lsforLune calamlLy used Lo express sorrow or
dlsmay