Question

Why is the poem "Ode to a Skylark" an example of a Horatian ode?

Ode to a Skylark
by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Hail to thee, blithe Spirit!
Bird thou never wert,
That from Heaven, or near it,
Pourest thy full heart
In profuse strains of unpremeditated art.

Higher still and higher
From the earth thou springest
Like a cloud of fire;
The blue deep thou wingest,
And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest.

In the golden lightning
Of the sunken sun,
O'er which clouds are bright'ning,
Thou dost float and run;
Like an unbodied joy whose race is just begun.


A. because its stanzas are of uniform length
B. because it is filled with figurative language
C. because it is filled with references to myths
D. because it pays tribute to the figure of the Skylark

Answer 1

Answer:

The poem "Ode to a Skylark" is an example of a Horatian ode

A. because its stanzas are of uniform length

Explanation:

Horatian ode is a short poem which is written in stanzas comprising of two or lines. The poem is written in the way as the Latin poet Horace used to write in his time. The tone of the poem is serious and serene.