To Autumn Flashcards

1
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Season of …. And mellow …

A

Mists
Fruitfulness

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2
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Thou ….. the last …. Hours by ….

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Watchest
Oozings
Hours

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3
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gathering …. Twitter in the ….

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Swallows
Skies

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4
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What is the structure of to autumn?

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ODE
1st - abundance of nature (sensory imagery)
2nd - autumn personified
3rd - appreciates soundscapes
Each stanza has 11 lines
Rhymes scheme has patterns
Iambic pentameter
Autobiographical

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5
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What language is used in to autumn?

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Personification
Sensory imagery
Idyllic imagery
Assonance (repetition of vowel sounds)
Melancholy

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6
Q

When was to autumn published?

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1920

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7
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What is the context behind to autumn?

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He, his mom, brother and uncle had tuberculosis
His brother died in 1818, he was very close to him
It is based on a walk in the Lake District
Published 54 poems
Work only became famous after his death

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