Ode to Psyche

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I had studied Keats' most famous odes. While the other ones are more well-known, I enjoyed "Ode to Psyche" the most. In his time, Walt Whitman and Lord Byron were the prime naturalist poets. This poem has the most natural element in it.

To convey a distinct Keatsian style, Keats merged both mythology and imagination. As we know, Psyche is the Greek goddess who was immortalized by her symbol of love for Eros, the god of love. Through turbulent tasks and many of Aphrodite's trials, Psyche prevails. On the other hand, the psyche means the human mind and consciousness. Many have commented on how this poem reminds them of a dream-like state. This can be attributed to how Keats is "looking" at Psyche and Eros from a distance, therefore creating this illusion of being at once present and not present. 

In this poem, Keats captures the ethereal state of innocence; however, Keats is listed amongst poets in the romantic era for the ode’s sensuality. A form of a sonnet with no rhyme scheme but a bountiful amount of visual imagery Keats follows. Psyche, the neglected goddess without shrines or followers to call her own, was illustrated in blended colors by Keats. Indeed–– who shine brilliantly shines without shrines, without hymns, without choir. During the final stanza, the melancholy and nostalgia is particularly poignant. Keats ends with his hope to renew love to sweep away Psyche’s forgotten state; thus, he embraces Psyche for her duality. Employing shadows in the last frame shows the duality of Psyche: both light to represent remembrance and dark to represent oblivion. Revealing the mythical world through Keatsian language is Keats’ ultimate purpose. Both the abundance of flowers and the fertility of the forest in "Ode to Psyche" hint at the beauty of innocence, of love, and of serenity. 

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