To Autumn

Question 1

M.A.M.F/C.B.F

Answer 1

MISTS and mellow fruitfulness/ close bosom friend

Personification shows harmony and interconnectedness of nature

Alliteration creates Peaceful and tranquil atmosphere

Question 2

A.F.A.F.W.R.T.T.C

Answer 2

AND fill all fruit with ripeness to the core

Fecund imagery conveys abundance of nature

A completeness and perfection in natures work

Question 3

W.A.T.S.O.S?

Answer 3

WHERE ARE THE SONGS OF SPRING?

Rhetorical question creates momentary nostalgia

The speaker quickly dismisses this longing and asserts autumn’s unique qualities

Question 4

W.B.C.B.T.S.D.D

Answer 4

WHILE BARRED CLOUDS BLOOM THE SOFT-DYING DAY

End of the day and the season

Gentleness suggests a tone of acceptance

Passing of time is beautiful

Question 5

T.I.A.W.C

Answer 5

THEN IN A WAILFUL CHOIR

Metaphor creates sombre tone

Movement of wind likens cycle of nature

Feeling of mourning

Question 6

U.T.T.W.D.W.N.C

Answer 6

UNTIL THEY THINK WARM DAYS WILL NEVER CEASE

Anthropomorphism of the bees

Fleeting nature of the season

This abundance is temporary

Question 7

Context

Answer 7

john Keats is one of the best romantic poets

An allegory for cycle of life and death

He died age 35 of tuberculosis

Question 8

Form/ structure

Answer 8

Consistently celebratory tone

Sensory language

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