ToAutumnJohnKeatsToAutumnisanimmortalpoem.IwilltrytowritesomeofmyfeelingsafterreadingToAutumnandanalyzeit.Ibelievethiswillnotbeaneasywork.ToAutumndealswiththepresenceofnatureandhowautumnitselfismoresignificantthananyoftheotherseasons.Whatmostcalledmyattentionwastheinfinitenumberofimagesyoucanimaginebyreadingit.ItseemsthatjohnKeatsdescribeswhatheimagineandwhilereadingit,Icancreatethepictureinmymind,ofwhatheisseeing.ToAutumnhasthreestanzas.Eachofthreestanzasshowsusdifferenttimeofadayanddifferenttimeofautumn.Ithoughtthispoemexhibitedtwokindsofprogressionoftime.Firstisthetimeofday.Thefirststanzaisthemorningwiththe"mists".Thesecondislateafternoon,whenthehotsunisbeatingdownandmakeseveryonedrowsy.Thethirdisatsunsetwiththe"barredclouds"piercingtheskywithits"rosyhue".Thispoemalsoshowsaprogressionintheseasonofautumnitself.Thefirststanzaisearlyautumnbecause"summerhaso'erbrimmed.Itshowsthematuringofsummer'sTthenie-condismid-autumn,becauseit'stimeforharvest.Thethirdislateautumnbecausethebirdsareheadedsouthforwinter.Instanza1,Keatsdescribesautumnwithaseriesofspecific,concrete,andvividimages.ThestanzabeginswithautumnatthepeakoffulfillmentandcontinueswithanInitiallyautumnandthesun"loadandbless"byripeningthefruit.Buttheapplesbecomesonumerousthattheirweightbendsthetrees;thegourds"swell,"andthehazelnuts"plump."Personificationinthisstanzaisnotveryclear.Instanza2,autumnpersonifiedasaharvester,crossesabrookandwatchesaciderpress.Otherwiseautumnislistlessandevenfallsasleep.Thefurrowis"half-reap'd,"thewinnowedhairreferstoripegrainstillstanding,andappleciderisstillbeingpressed.However,theendofthecycleisnear.Thepressissqueezingout"thelastoozings."Findotherwordsthatindicateslowingdown.NoticethatKeatsdescribesareaperwhoisnotharvestingandwhoisnotturningthepress.Personificationhereisverysuccessful.Itgivesautumnapersonalityandtheautumnisnolongerabstract.Instanza3,springinlineonehassamefunctionassummerinstanza1.Theyrepresentprocess,andthechangeoftime.Springisatimeofarebirthoflife.Autumnmeansdeathforthenow"full-grown"lambswhichwereborninspring;theyareravagedinautumn.Andtheanswertothequestionofline1,whereareSpring'ssongs,isthattheyarepastordead.Theauditorydetailsthatfollowareautumn'ssongs.IknowthatKeatswrote'ToAutumn'shortlybeforehisdeath),dbemethispoemismoreabouttheapproachingdeathofKeatsandtheautumnpriortotheravagesandharshnessofwinter.Itisaromanticpoem,ofopportunitiesmissedandpleasantgains.Itcontrastswiththemiseryofdaytodaylife,withaprogressiveillnessintheearly19thcentury,whichonlyopiumcanoffersomerespite.Keatswasclearlyinabadway,althoughfacinghisdeath,andtheveryintensity,passionandclarityofthepoemreflectsthis.。