To Autumn Flashcards
What type of poem is to autumn?
It is an ode meaning it is dedicated towards autumn.
Key quotes for To autumn
-‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’
-‘Thee sitting careless on a granary floor’
-‘Thou watchest oozings’
-‘And gathering swallows twitter in the sky’
-‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ To Autumn
The first line of the poem suggests that autumn is a season of change, it is also a season of calmness.
-‘Thee sitting careless on a granary floor’ To autumn
Personification of autumn suggests that Autumn can be a season which can be quite thoughtless in the changes it brings.
-Thou watchest oozings’ To autumn
-Personification of Autumn and direct address towards it. It ‘behaves’ as if it is present all the time.
‘And gathering swallows twitter in the sky’ To autumn
Shows that winter is drawing in and time is coming to an end. Circle of life.
Context of To autumn
-Keats was a romantic poet and wrote a lot about nature and the natural world
-‘Keats died at the age of 25, he was worried he would leave no lasting impression on the world, this poem may be an attempt.
Structure To Autumn
-The first stanza is a celebration and it suggests that Autumn begins in a rich and calm way
-2nd stanza, Keats speaks directly to autumn and makes suggestion it is not moving on.
-3rd stanza shows change from autumn to winter, Keats recognises this and realises his lack of control.
