the prelude X to autumn Flashcards
1
Q
TA praises nature
A
“mellow fruitfullness”
“close-bosom friend”
“and full grown lambs loud bleat”
2
Q
TA nature humbles mankind
A
“summer has o’erbrimmed their clammy cells”
“fill all fruit with ripeness to the core”
“swell the gourd and plump the hazel shells”
3
Q
TA nature is more powerful than man
A
“fruit the vines that round the thatch - eaves run”
“by a cyber press”
“thy hair soft lifted by the winnowing wind”
4
Q
WHO WROTE TO AUTUMN
A
JOHN KEATS
5
Q
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH CONTEXT
A
born in Lake District -
influenced his writing
mum died changes his view
romantic poets like nature
6
Q
JOHN KEATS CONTEXT
A
inspired by daily walks around Winchester
mum and dad died
