The poem, "To Autumn"," written by the poet, John Keats, is an ode. An ode is, in my opinion, a tribute or dedication to a specific topic or subject. In this poem the effective topic is autumn. Throughout the poem, Keats describes the beauty of autumn through the use of techniques such as imagery and comparisons as well as using the human senses in order to make the reader feel as though he or she is truly in the setting of the poem. Throughout the poem, John Keats paints a picture of his autumn, through an extensive use of imagery. This helps the reader to better ˜experience' the poem, and to help them understand exactly how John Keats felt about autumn, especially due to the fact that this is his tribute or ode to autumn. Examples of his use of imagery consist of, ˜To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells,' and ˜the soft-dying day and touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue.' In the first quote, the words, ˜sell' and ˜plump' make the reader almost imagine that the gourd and hazel shells are actually expanding and growing in size as they become filled with ˜ripeness to the core'. The quote helps the reader to imagine that these fruits and nuts are at the top of perfection in ripeness, that if they were to become even more ripe, they would simply explode due to the overload.
John Keats explores the gorgeousness of nature to create a visual imagery for the reader. The suggestion of overflowing is shown and is brought up in the first stanza of the poem. The poem is an ode to autumn, and the poet analyzes the beauty and changes that come in the season of autumn. Emphasis on the ˜s' and ˜f' sounds in "mists " and "fruitfulness " suggests that everything is ripe and ready for harvesting. The "maturing sun " is personified to show the growth and ripeness of the crops. Keats indicates the overabundance of everything in the poem to give the reader an idea of what is occurring in the poem.
