While John Keats was living, he was virtually an unknown person, let alone, well known as a poet. Unfortunately, he did not obtain any of his fame until after his death. However, his works have grown to be highly regarded pieces of literature and Keats has even been compared to the likes of William Shakespeare. In his short life of 26 years, John Keats wrote numerous, colorful and sensual poems regarding nearly all aspects of life. While nearly all of his works are deep, and moving, two of his most prolific works include: Ode to Psyche and When I Have Fears.
             Ode to Psyche is the first of John Keat's odes. The ode was written in 1819, when Mr. Keats was 24 years old. This middle length ode pertains to the Greek mythological characters, Psyche and Eros. In this ode, they are found wrapped in each others arms surrounded by beautiful flowers and shrubs. When the narrator comes across these two winged mortals, it is obvious that they had been kissing, yet when he discovers them, they are just lying in the garden.
             Keats uses strong poetic devices to demonstrate different parts of his poems. Imagery, symbolism, personification and alliteration are among the greatest used in Ode to Psyche. All are neatly strewn about the ode, with some being more apparent than others. While symbolism may have been the least used, it occurred as the most powerful. In the first stanza in the ode, he writes: "At tender eye dawn of aurorean love:" Aurorean literally is referring to daybreak. After Zeus agrees to make Psyche immortal, she represents dawn. Keats takes advantage of this part to show his strong use of symbolism. Additionally, this "aurorean" that he refers to could possibly also represent the dawn of a new love opening up to Psyche and Eros. If it is foreshadowing the brewing relationship of the new lovers, it is a subtle, yet strong symbol.
             As the ode continues, the reader gets the feeling that Eros ...