To Autumn Flashcards
1
Q
Context
A
John was on of the great romantic poets and the most tragic
- he lost many of his family to tuberculosis he died of it too in the mid 20’s
- He composed ‘to autumn’ on a walk in winchester where his own personal life was mounting up due to financial issues
2
Q
Structure
A
- The ‘s’ sound repeated shows emphasis the idea of a soft consonant
- regular rhyming pattern has lost words rhyming to show things are complicated
- personification; ‘sitting careless’
3
Q
What 4 jobs are present
A
- someone in a granary
- furrower
- cider presser
- gleaner
4
Q
“Where are the songs of spring’ shows…
A
Songs are positive however are no longer there- SILENCE
