The primary subject of "Ode to Psyche" is ___________________?
Correct answer: B. The expansion of consciousness
- A. The possibility of sudden death
- B. The expansion of consciousness
- C. The relationship between art and humanity
- D. The death of Byron
Explanation
Keats presents Psyche as a newly discovered goddess whom the poetic imagination can worship and celebrate. The poem therefore centres on the enlargement of consciousness through imagination, not on death or Byron.
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