To Autumn Flashcards
1
Q
Form / Structure
A
An ode
Romantic genre
2
Q
Imagery
A
THEE SITTING CARLESS ON THE GRANERY FLOOR
- rebellion
- figure of autumn personified
DROWS’D WITH THE FUME OF POPPIES
- drug - morphine - let autumn annoy its work - state of dreaming
MELLOW FRUITFULNESS
juxtaposition to how autumn actually is
EXCESS OF LIFE BRINGS DEATH
3
Q
Language
A
Semantics of nature
Thee - addresses autumn
Ambiguous
- negative capability
4
Q
Mood
A
Slow, drowsy words
Sensuousness
Explanation rather than resolution
Main focus on life
5
Q
Soundscape
A
Musicality
- creates mood of nature
RHYME
- melancholy
