To Autumn - context + structure

Question 1

context

Answer 1

• Keat is a romantic poet who wrote a lot about nature and the natural world
• Keats died at 25 years old, he was worried he would leave no lasting impression on the world -this poem could be his attempt to leave his mark + be remembered

Question 2

structure

Answer 2

• first stanza: celebration, suggests autumn brings in a rich and calm way
• second stanza: Keats speaks directly to autumn and suggests autumn is in no rush to move on
• third stanza: shows change, just as season changing from autumn to winter, Keats recognised this and accepts the fact he cannot control this