Question

. Read this adapted excerpt from a famous poem by John Keats. The poem is about a beautiful vase made in ancient Greece. When old age shall this generation waste, You shall remain, in the middle of other woe Than ours, a friend to man, to whom you say, “Beauty is truth, truth beauty,”—that is all You know on earth, and all you need to know. What is this an example of? an anecdote an elegy an ode a sonnet

Answer 1

This is an example of an ode. The title of the poem itself is An Ode to a Grecian Urn. 

Answer 2

An ode

An ode is a poem about a very specific subject that describes the subject with heightened language. It is often written in a lyrical style. In this excerpt from the poem, the poet talks about how the vase will remain even after everyone who is alive now has died. The poem is actually titled "Ode to a Grecian Urn" and is very well-known.