to autumn Flashcards
what does the ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ the first line of the poem suggests
suggests that autumn is a season of change but despite this, it is a calm season.
what does the quote ‘Thee sitting careless on a granary floor’ by personifying autumn it suggests
suggests that autumn can be a season which can be quite thoughtless in the changes it brings.
Keats continues to personify autumn and addresses it directly – ‘thou watchest oozings’.what does the imply
He implies that autumn ‘behaves’ as if it has all the time in the world even though time is passing by
what does The last line ‘And gathering swallows twitter in the sky’ shows
shows that winter is drawing in and time is
coming to an end – it could represent the circle of life.
what kind of poet was keats and what did he write a lot about
Keats was a romantic poet and wrote a lot about nature and the natural world.
what was keats worried about
he was worried that he would leave no lasting impression on the world
what is the first stanza and what does it suggest
The first stanza is a celebration and it suggests that autumn begins in a rich and calm way
in the second stanza keats speaks directly to autumn and what suggestion does he make
In the second stanza, Keats speaks directly to autumn and makes the suggestion that autumn is in
no rush to move on.
what does the final stanza show
The final stanza shows change, just as the season is changing from autumn to winter, Keats
recognises this and is accepting of the fact he cannot control this.
what are the 4 possible themes and links this poem can be compared to
The passing of time – Afternoons, Death of a Naturalist, As Imperceptibly as Grief
The natural world – Excerpt from The Prelude, Death of a Naturalist
