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What are the figures of speech in ode to a grecian urn?

Ode to a Grecian Urn by John Keats is rich in figures of speech, including:

1. Personification:

- "Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss..."

- "Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave..."

2. Apostrophe:

- "Thou still unravished bride of quietness..."

- "What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape?"

3. Simile:

- "...more happy love more happy, happy love!"

- "...nor ever can disturb its repose, till the..."

4. Metaphor:

- "Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard..."

- "...Cold Pastoral!"

5. Alliteration:

- "Bold Lover, never..."

- "The fair youth, beneath..."

6. Hyperbole:

- "...nor ever canst thou kiss..."

- "...Cold Pastoral! When old age shall this generation..."

7. Oxymoron:

- "...foster child of Silence and slow Time."

- "...silent form dost tease us out of thought..."

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