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Poem is an ode about a specific subject
It’s a tryptic or 3 paintings representing key events
Stanza 1 is rural before harvest
Stanza 2 height of autumn
Stanza 3 harvest end autumn turns to winter
Ode it praises a certain subject
Poet slows down events to make it last
Stanza 1
Mellow fruitfulness(gentle calm summer breeze
Close bosom friend of the maturing sun( the season is friends with the sun which means it is autumn/summer)
Ripeness to the core, plump to the hazel shells(juicy ready to be picked)
Summer has over brimmed( ready for the next season spilling in)
Stanza 2
Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?(rhetorical question)
Thee sitting careless on a granary floor( autumn represented as a granary)
Gleaner thou dost keep(remains of corn)
Cyder press( pressing apples from the field)
Stanza 3
Songs of spring,wailful choir(sounds of music)
Thou hast thy music too( autumn has its music)
Stubble plains( shows that harvest is over and needs to grow back
