Read the excerpt. sylvan historian, who canst thus express a flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme: why do you think the speaker describes the urn as a historian in “ode on a grecian urn” by john keats? the urn will become historic. the urn is immovable, like events from the past. the urn can tell stories from times past.

D.) The urn can tell stories from times past.

Explanation:

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dramatic irony occurs when the reader/audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does. the one main effect is that it gives the reader a sense of superiority, or detached superiority. the reader not only seemingly discovers what is revealed, but feels superior for doing so.