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Love is a more important them than nature in "To Autumn" and "Shall I Compare Thee.."

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Theme of John Keats 'To Autumn' is to benefit from life, even as you grow old and it begins to fall away from you. He spreads this message through the time frame, imagery and pronunciation of the stanzas.

'To Autumn' portrays nature in this poem in Stanza Two. He is addressing to Autumn by speaking to the readers "Who hath not seen thee oft amid they store". This is showing that the stanza has sound images. Autumn is the time when fruits are ready and fall, which gives Keats a large vision to write about and use nature in the poem. There is also a link between the beauty of women and nature. Autumn is being betrayed as a woman, showing personification. "They hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind" this is suggesting that nature is like a person. There is also alliteration in the quote above. Keats uses personification to bring autumn

to life in the form of soft haired girl who doesn't recognize her

beauty or impact on nature. In the