What theme is emphasized in this excerpt from "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats?
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard
Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on;
Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd,
Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone:
Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave
Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare;
Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss,
Though winning near the goal yet, do not grieve;
She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss,
For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!
O A.
Only things that continually change are true.
B.
Unfulfilled desires and dreams seem sweeter.
C.
Incidents and events depicted in art are true.
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