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To autumn


            The first two odes affect the reader in many levels. The main thing that they both do is make the reader think about the aspects of mortality. The usage of nature in both of the poems helps the reader get a feeling of what the character is going through. In the next ode "To Autumn", deals with the presence of nature and how autumn itself is more significant than any of the other seasons. This ode deals with the some of the concerns in his other odes, but there are also important differences. One of the differences is that there are no visions and another different aspect is that there is no escape from reality. The poem is describes the real side of the world. The ode shows the change that occurs in nature and how the cycle of nature continues. The season that Keats chooses is interesting because in that season fruits and leaves decay. The choices of words used in this ode give immense vivid imagery of the season. This ode truly shows how Keats feel about the season and shows the how beautiful nature is.
             In the first line, Keats already gives vivid imagery of the season with his words. His thought of how the "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, close bosom-friend of the maturing sun is already taking place" (line-1-2), and how the season is changing. .
             the vision of the "maturing sun" (line 2) describes how nature goes through its cycle. .
             Keats describes how autumn has its intensity of color and life as he states "To blend with apples the moss"d cottage-trees, and fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;" (line5-6). This line shows how autumn has its greatness, with the fruit being fully ripe and the apple trees filled with apples. Keats shows the importance of ripeness of fruit as he continues with the gourds becoming "swell," and the hazel nuts "plump" (line 7). The descriptions of fruits ripening in nature, shows how autumn is significant to the seasons.


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