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Cycle Of Life In John Keats's To Autumn

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“To Autumn” is a poem filled with praises for the autumn season for its loads of abundance and blessings. It's true, Autumn does have its music and charm! In the evenings, mournful gnats are heard in the willows of the river banks. The lamb's bleat and the red breast whistle, hedge-crickets sing is a sign of approaching winter. (Keats & Motion, 15). John Keats uses a variety of poetic devices that explain the intrinsic beauty and objectivity of nature but is this written about Autumn only or is he explaining a section of life in his own description? This essay seeks to analyze the relevance of John Keats' choice of structure, symbolism, and themes that help in understanding the message of having a better knowledge of the seasons on Earth in relation to the cycle of life. This three-stanza poem has categorically classified different happenings during the season of …show more content…

Autumn, other wise known as fall, is the time of being an adult, no longer carefree but responsible of our lives. A time when the world strengthens itself for the next cycle of life when nature begins to fall asleep. This is now the stage in which we are matured, yet our wisdom continues to grow as we plan for our future and also how the world prepares itself as well. For example, the last stanza focuses on the departure of the season and the welcoming of the winter evidenced from the third line "while barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day, and touch the stubble-plains with the rosy hue," (Keats and Motion, 15). Meaning, the appearance of the sky begins to show signs of change. The new season is welcomed with singing and excitements in the lambs, crickets, and redbreast while making different sounds. The poem theme acknowledges that time passes by but the changes in time should be taken as a positive because it will always yield something new and better than what appeared

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