Analysing 'To Autumn'

English

In 'Poetry anthology continued', pupils used a range of reading skills to aid in the supported decoding of challenging poems. In 'Unseen Poetry', pupils use these reading skills to decode texts with independence.

In 'Poetry anthology' pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems. in 'Poetry anthology continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

Poetry anthology: continued study

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{{ }} is the way in which the poet expresses their feelings towards the subject matter.

A writer's tone creates the {{ }} of the piece.

Which of the following words from Keats' 'To Autumn' does not suggest abundance?

as much evidence as you can find included

a few key bits of evidence from one stanza

a range of evidence taken from across the poem

carefully-selected and evaluated evidence

less evidence made up of longer quotations

Which of the following makes great evidence in an argument?

Which of the following words are monosyllabic?

He had collected stamps for years and had abundance of them.

During the harvest, farmers would hope to have an abundance of crops.

There was only one house on the street; there was an abundance of houses.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'abundance' correctly?

In which century did Keats write 'To Autumn'?

"Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?"

"Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;"

"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness!"

"Where are the songs of spring? Ay, Where are they?"

"And gathering swallows twitter in the skies."

Which of the following is the first line of Keats' 'To Autumn'?

"The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft;"

"Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours."

"For summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells."

Which of the following is the last line of Keats' 'To Autumn'?

Complete the statement: This poem is arguably a {{ }} for human mortality - the passing of time in one’s life as one grows older and approaches death. 

Which of the following statements about Keats are true?

What does Keats seem to miss in this line from 'To Autumn': "Where are the songs of spring? Ay, Where are they?"?

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