Understanding 'To Autumn' by John Keats

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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as bleak time of despair and disappointment

How does the speaker describe autumn in 'To Autumn'?

that the poem is dedicated to someone or something

What does the word "to" in the title 'To Autumn' tell us?

What method does Keats use in the following line from 'To Autumn': "Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind"?

Keats was young when he wrote the poem, so he had lots of life left.

We know that Keats was coming to terms with having tuberculosis.

The final line suggests that Keats seems to fear the approaching winter.

Keats seems to find peace with the passing of time in the poem.

Which of the following statements justifies this reading of the poem 'To Autumn': "Keats’ poem can be read as a metaphor for accepting one’s own death"?

a lyrical poem that celebrates a person, thing or place 

the general agreement that something is right, or the way it should be

Match the vocabulary up to its definition.

In the UK, what tends to happen during the season of autumn?

Which of the following do we associate with the season of autumn?

Which of the following colours might we associate with the season of autumn?

the process of gathering mature crops for food

the process of gathering twigs for thatched roofs

exaggeration or exaggerated statements, not meant to be taken literally 

attribution of human characteristics to non-human things

a figure of speech that involves comparing two things using the verb "to be" 

What kind of mood is created in the following line from Keats' 'To Autumn': "Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn"?

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