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To Autumn by John Keats
Poem Analysis
This poem was written by one of the most well known English Romantic poets of the second generation, John Keats. It was one of Keats final pieces of poetry written in 1819 before he passed away in 1821 at the young age of 25. This Ode revolves around the progression of the season autumn and the Poet’s feelings towards it. It’s structured in 3 stanzas; each stanza portrays Keats feeling towards various changes autumn brings. The first stanza revolves around the early changes of autumn and the sightings such as ripening of fruit, harvesting season and celebration of the season arriving. Continuing the second stanza consist of the poet personifying the season autumn as a Goddess by giving it goddess like qualities, and continues to describe its slow natural transformations. Lastly the concluding stanza Keats moves away from the visuals of autumn and draws attention toward the sounds it carries. Throughout the stanzas the representation of the varying changes of autumn expertly symbolises richness and importance of the season.
The poem is written in traditional English and archaism is evident throughout the poem, the use of 2nd person address such as “thee, thy, thou” further enhances the textual richness of the poem. In the first stanza the use the quotation “mellow fruitfulness” suggests the ripening of the fruit, the imagery portrayed through this is further enhanced by the use of dynamic verbs “maturing, gathering, winnowing, plump, swell oozing” , this represents an image of fruit fit to burst and further adds to the significance of richness which is present throughout the poem. Continuing the quotation” until they think warm days will never cease” is reminiscent of the warm, cosy early days of autumn, which creates a pleasant mood for the reader. Progressing into stanzas 2 and 3 the poet uses rhetorical questions such as “where are the songs of spring ay, where are they” to lure the reader in and make them feel
Poem Analysis
This poem was written by one of the most well known English Romantic poets of the second generation, John Keats. It was one of Keats final pieces of poetry written in 1819 before he passed away in 1821 at the young age of 25. This Ode revolves around the progression of the season autumn and the Poet’s feelings towards it. It’s structured in 3 stanzas; each stanza portrays Keats feeling towards various changes autumn brings. The first stanza revolves around the early changes of autumn and the sightings such as ripening of fruit, harvesting season and celebration of the season arriving. Continuing the second stanza consist of the poet personifying the season autumn as a Goddess by giving it goddess like qualities, and continues to describe its slow natural transformations. Lastly the concluding stanza Keats moves away from the visuals of autumn and draws attention toward the sounds it carries. Throughout the stanzas the representation of the varying changes of autumn expertly symbolises richness and importance of the season.
The poem is written in traditional English and archaism is evident throughout the poem, the use of 2nd person address such as “thee, thy, thou” further enhances the textual richness of the poem. In the first stanza the use the quotation “mellow fruitfulness” suggests the ripening of the fruit, the imagery portrayed through this is further enhanced by the use of dynamic verbs “maturing, gathering, winnowing, plump, swell oozing” , this represents an image of fruit fit to burst and further adds to the significance of richness which is present throughout the poem. Continuing the quotation” until they think warm days will never cease” is reminiscent of the warm, cosy early days of autumn, which creates a pleasant mood for the reader. Progressing into stanzas 2 and 3 the poet uses rhetorical questions such as “where are the songs of spring ay, where are they” to lure the reader in and make them feel