Ode to Psyche

Poetry | John Keats

Yes, I will be thy priest, and build a fane 

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Yes I will be thy priest and build a fane In some untrodden region of my mind This line is taken from John Keats s - poem Ode to Psyche Here the poet makes a promise to the goddess Psyche He says that he will be her priest and will build a fane Fane means a temple But this temple will not be made of stone It will be built inside his mind Keats feels sad that Psyche has no real temples no songs and no worshippers So he decides to worship her in his imagination He will serve her with his thoughts and feelings The untrodden region means a place that no one has entered before It stands for the pure and untouched part of his mind This line shows the power of imagination and inner worship Keats does not believe in outer rituals He believes that the real

temple of beauty and love exists inside the human soul His mind becomes a sacred space for the goddess The poet s temple will be full of dreams flowers and peace It will be bright with the light of imagination He wants to keep Psyche s beauty alive in his heart forever Through this line Keats shows that true devotion is creative and personal His worship is not made of prayers or rules It is made of love imagination and faith in beauty

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