Ode to Psyche

Poetry | John Keats

Write a summary of the poem “Ode to Psyche” by John Keats

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Write a summary of the poem Ode to Psyche by John Keats in your own words The poem Ode to Psyche by John Keats - is about the goddess Psyche The speaker sees Psyche as a forgotten goddess She has no temple no altar no songs and no followers She was not praised like the other gods Keats feels sad for her He wants to give her honour He decides to love her and worship her in his own way He says he will become her priest But he will not build a real temple He will build a temple in his mind His imagination will be the holy place Thoughts will grow like branches They will make soft sounds like pine trees His inner world will have mountains breezes streams birds bees and sleeping tree spirits This will be a quiet and peaceful place In the centre he will

make a beautiful room for Psyche He will fill it with flowers bells buds and stars These will be created by his imagination They will always stay new They will never be the same twice His mind will be a living garden full of beauty He also says the temple will have a torch and an open window These will welcome Love This shows warm feeling and deep devotion So the poem is about honouring Psyche with imagination Keats says the mind can create a temple more lovely than the real world He celebrates love beauty and the power of Fancy

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