... the reader's ear. This use of imagery allows Keats to capture his memories of this season and the reader a chance to see autumn through Keats' eyes. Denotation is the basic definition or dictionary of a word. In the first stanza, line 7 depicts the plants as swelling with ripeness. This effectively informs the reader that the harvest is near because the crops are ... tunes and songs. Keats, although depicting a deeper meaning throughout his poem, uses the basic meanings of words to depict these complex ideas. Connotation is what a word suggests beyond its basic definition, the word's ov...

• Word Count: 675
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School