Analysis of To Autumn by John Keats
The poem ‘To Autumn’ is written by John Keats (31.October 1795 – 23.February 1821). The speaker starts the poem by describing autumns’ abundance and its intimacy with the sun. How autumn ripens fruits and causes the flowers to bloom. In the second stanza, the speaker describes the hard work in the field, how the crops and fruits are ready to be harvested. In the third stanza, the speaker describes the sound and the music of autumn. The speaker tells Autumn not to wonder where the songs of spring have gone, but Autumn has its own song. First stanza it is clear the speaker is writing about autumn. He first briefly describes the season, then immediately jumps into personification by telling us that autumn, …show more content…
Ay, where are they?” The speaker tries to be a bit aggressive, and also tells that autumn has it own song. Trying to show that spring is not that special. Then the speaker starts to describe autumn as a metaphorical song. The clouds appear to bloom, like the flowers, as they light up with the ‘dying day’ or sunset. The red/orange colours from the sun ‘touches’ the fields gently. Since it is autumn, the fields have probably been harvested, so only the flat stubble of crop is left.
The gnats ‘mourn’ like a choir at a funeral, as the day is dying. The word ‘mourn’ is used to describe the gnats’ sound, but gnats do not sound like that, their sound is more annoying. However, to the speaker, the gnats must contribute to the song of autumn. I makes sense that it is in a wet area, because gnats often live there, so among a river fits well. The speaker keeps painting the sunset, when he writes: “Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies”(S, 3. L, 7) He describes it as the light has a life-or-death struggle. The poem concludes with more animals sound, but these are more conventional than annoying gnats. On a hilly bourn full-grown lambs bleating, but why does the speaker mention ‘full-grown’? It might be because he wants to highlight the stage between youth and old adulthood. In the last part, the speaker describes the crickets’ song, also known as chirping. Last but not least, the swallows, who have taken to the sky at twilight, twittering happily, while the sun goes
The poem ‘To Autumn’ is written by John Keats (31.October 1795 – 23.February 1821). The speaker starts the poem by describing autumns’ abundance and its intimacy with the sun. How autumn ripens fruits and causes the flowers to bloom. In the second stanza, the speaker describes the hard work in the field, how the crops and fruits are ready to be harvested. In the third stanza, the speaker describes the sound and the music of autumn. The speaker tells Autumn not to wonder where the songs of spring have gone, but Autumn has its own song. First stanza it is clear the speaker is writing about autumn. He first briefly describes the season, then immediately jumps into personification by telling us that autumn, …show more content…
Ay, where are they?” The speaker tries to be a bit aggressive, and also tells that autumn has it own song. Trying to show that spring is not that special. Then the speaker starts to describe autumn as a metaphorical song. The clouds appear to bloom, like the flowers, as they light up with the ‘dying day’ or sunset. The red/orange colours from the sun ‘touches’ the fields gently. Since it is autumn, the fields have probably been harvested, so only the flat stubble of crop is left.
The gnats ‘mourn’ like a choir at a funeral, as the day is dying. The word ‘mourn’ is used to describe the gnats’ sound, but gnats do not sound like that, their sound is more annoying. However, to the speaker, the gnats must contribute to the song of autumn. I makes sense that it is in a wet area, because gnats often live there, so among a river fits well. The speaker keeps painting the sunset, when he writes: “Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies”(S, 3. L, 7) He describes it as the light has a life-or-death struggle. The poem concludes with more animals sound, but these are more conventional than annoying gnats. On a hilly bourn full-grown lambs bleating, but why does the speaker mention ‘full-grown’? It might be because he wants to highlight the stage between youth and old adulthood. In the last part, the speaker describes the crickets’ song, also known as chirping. Last but not least, the swallows, who have taken to the sky at twilight, twittering happily, while the sun goes