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A Critical Appreciation of the poem "To Autumn" by John Keats

Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 06:01:16
Length: 2 pages (643 words)
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The poem we are analyzing is called "To Autumn" by a poet named John Keats. The poem is an Ode to autumn. It's a very serious, thoughtful poem that praises the season autumn. From the language and words Keats uses, we can tell this poem was written some time ago in the early 18th century. The poem is dedicated to autumn and is an expression of joy and harvest. We can tell this poem is …

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…and it's rich images as symbols for his own feelings. Keats is very observant and uses many adjectives throughout the poem. He uses personification in the 3rd stanza 'soft-dying day' meaning sunset, this makes the sentence stand out. It influences the reader because they can imagine what Keats is trying to get across through personification by all the abstract ideas. In conclusion, Keats is using autumn and it's rich images to represent his own feelings.

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