woman on her side in the clouds crying and the tears fall on a rose that is losing its petals

Ode on Melancholy

by John Keats

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Romantic poetry strayed away from a focus on logic and toward a focus on human individuality and creativity. Romantic poets encouraged readers to embrace spontaneous feelings and connect with the...

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Ode on Melancholy

In the third stanza of "Ode on Melancholy," Keats compares Melancholy to a queen, using a metaphor to describe her as having a "sovran shrine" in the "temple of Delight." This personification...

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