The passage of timeThe passage of time preserves the past while altering the present and defining the future. In the poem “Ode on a Grecian Urn,” John Keats analyzes the theme of the passage of time by comparing the theme to the art depicted on the Grecian urn. Time is defined by what it is, what Time is in the Present, how it flows from one moment to the next and how it alters the conditions of the environment and how it alters the human body. Time is an omnipresent element, and although it cannot be seen or physically held, its influence is certainly noticed by humans today. Time is an interesting element for many people. It can be defined simply, as a method of tracking events, and it can be defined complexly. However, through his process of linking events together, especially in the system of past, present and future, these events cumulatively form the whole as a whole. According to Callender, time is much more than a silent figure or a process in the background. It is a system and a structure that collects events, groups them and holds the world together. When it comes to these two versions of the definition of time, I will start with Keats's version in "Ode on a Grecian Urn." Keats' definition provides a touch of mystery to the element of time. David Collings states that “poetry thus introduces another theme, at once parallel to consumer desire and distinct from it: the suspension of a particular meaning, a historical reference or a mythical meaning”. This means that Collings believes that Keats uses a commonly known desire or interest; the passing of time, of eternity, and combines it with a mythical element that shines from the urn. [T]he urn [delays] satisfaction precisely because it emerges from an aesthetic domain without specific content. He solicits, but does not answer, our questions; it stimulates us to knowledge but holds back what it promises. This was done for