Ode to Autumn by John Keats...Summary
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The poem"Ode to Autumn" was composed by the famous poet John Keats in 1819. The poet describes the beauty of the Autumn season in this ode. The main theme of this ode is fulfilment. The poet describes autumn as a harvester, as a tired reaper, as a gleaner and as a cider- presser.
Ode to Autumn by John Keats...Summary
Stanza--1
According to the poet, Autumn is a season of fulfilment. It is a season of ripening the fruits. There are trees covered with ripe fruits. These trees are bent with the weight of fruits. Poet is looking apple trees in the garden near the cottage which is covered with moss. The trees have ripened fruits. It is a season for blooming colourful flowers. The bees are very happy this season. The bees taste sweet juice of the flowers. Their honeycombs are filled with enough honey.
It seems to the poet that the sun is helping autumn in ripening the fruits. Keats is a lover of nature. he expresses his keen observation of nature in the poem effectively. The vine creepers are also very happy with the loaded bunches of grapes. Thus the poet expresses the importance of the autumn season beautifully. There is everywhere the feelings of fulfilment and maturity in the autumn season. Green trees with ripe fruits are looking everywhere.
Stanza--2
In the second stanza, the poet represents the autumn season in many forms on the fields. He personifies autumn as a harvester, a reaper. a gleaner and in the last a cider- presser. At first, the poet personifies Autumn as a harvester who is sitting near her crop. Her soft hair is flowing in the moving air. after it, he represents autumn as a crop reaper who is sleeping near his half reaped crop and after it, the poet represents autumn as a gleaner who is going to home fruits which she has gathered in a day.
She is an expert in crossing the river without losing her balance. At last the poet describes autumn as a cider-press. Thus the poet describes autumn in various forms of persons. Thus Keats is successful to give autumn a great personality. The works of the autumn in every form are very important.
Stanza--3
After describing the various occupations of the autumn season the poet describes the various sounds of autumn. The poet says that the autumn does not have sweet music like spring season. Therefore the poet is sad. He does not hear the sweet song in the autumn season. But after some time he becomes normal as every season has its own beauty and music. according to the poet, autumn has its own beauty and music. the poet hears the sounds of autumn in the evening at the time of sun setting. a beautiful shine looks on the field of reaped crop leaving the stumps behind.
The clouds seem to the poet like the bars of a stove. And the sad sound of insects makes their own music. These insects are flying near the riverside among the shrub. the poet also hears the bleating sound of lambs near the hills. The chirping of the swallows also can be heard in the autumn season. Now Keats is happy after hearing the different sounds of different birds and insects in the autumn. Thus the poet is happy to see the beauty of the glorious music of the autumn season.
