When I Have Fears and Ode on a Grecian Urn / John Keats

Test Practice

Identify Main Ideas

With your group, discuss how to answer these questions about the selection.

1. Which statement best reflects the theme of the poem?
a. Life is fleeting, but love is forever.
b. Both life and love are transitory.
c. Love eases the fears of death.
d. Death is a constant companion to those who are lonely.


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