He wrote poems reminiscent of his childhood and lost innocence. ... However Thomas's views of childhood in the first stanzas are "contrasted in the final stanzas with the regret of the adult as he recalls the loss of the innocence and splendor of childhood" (Korg 93). The turning point in the poem comes when the child realizes his youth will not last forever: "And nothing I cared, at my sky blue trades, that time allows / In all his tuneful turnings so few and such morning songs" (42-43). ...

• Word Count: 1651
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Words such as "mellow", "apple", "core", "plump" and "swell" also enhance the life and innocence of autumn, not only in terms of meaning, but also in terms of pronunciation (e.g. p-lum-p). ... The difference is that this stanza asks the reader to concentrate and focus on its sounds with the use of auditory imagery: "songs of spring", "thy music too" and "wailful choir". ...

• Word Count: 1272
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School