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

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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 first stanza of “To Autumn,” Keats
uses a vast amount of imagery to force the reader to stop and reflect
on the wondrous things that happen each autumn. “Moss’s Cottage trees”.  In the midst of Keats’ description of autumn comes the first evidence of personification.

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In ‘To Autumn’ Keats is describing about a woman, comparing it to nature. The Rhyme scheme reflects the mood of the poem, showing that it is a gentle meandering sonnet.

Each Stanza, is portraying Autumn as a female “Drows’d with the fume of poppies”. Describing Autumn as a women “Patient Look” shows that Keats is describing a women. This is showing love. He uses nature to describe the women he is in love with. In this third stanza, the speaker addresses the season autumn. He tells her of the sounds that are made during autumn. Again, we see the ...

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