Read the passage from "Ode on a Grecian Urn." What men or gods are these? What maidens loth? What mad pursuit? What struggle to
escape? What pipes and timbrels? What wild ecstasy? What is the impact of Keats's repetition of the word what? It explains the overall theme. It makes the poem more formal. It emphasizes the curious tone of the speaker. It expresses the thoughts of the people on the urn.
I believe the correct answer is <span>that it emphasizes the curious tone of the speaker. The speaker is interested in what is going on on that urn, what is depicted there and why. He wants to have answers to many of his questions because he is curious, and this is why he is constantly repeating the interrogative word what. </span>
