Keats’s Ode to Autumn Question Answers

Keats’s Ode to Autumn •

Why is autumn called “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness...maturing sun”? Ans: The plants and fruits which were born in spring attain maturity in autumn. The rays of the sun help the fruit ripen. The po et imagines that autumn and the sun act together to supply the vines with grapes.

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“ntil ten...clammy cells.” !"plain the situation as imagined by the poet. Ans: #n autumn when the late flowers are still in bloom$ the bees go on co llecting honey in spite of the fact that during summer they had collected enough en ough honey. They mista%e autumn for summer and thin% that the summer su mmer will never while their cells are overflowed with honey.

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&ow does the poet personify autumn in the poem? 'r$ Any Any (uestion on the second stan)a. 'r$ #maginative power of the poet. Ans: *eats here presented autumn in its four stri%ing aspects of the seasonal activities. +irst$ autumn is seen as the harvester$ seated careless on the granary floor with the gentle bree)e playing with her hair. Secondly$ Secondly$ autumn is personified as a tired reaper who falls asleep drugged by b y the fragrance of poppy. Thirdly$ Thirdly$ autumn is imagined as a gleaner on her way home across a broo% with load of corns on her head. +ourthly$ autumn is seen as a cider,presser who$ seated beside a vat$ watches the apple,-uice oo)ing out.

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Why does the poet say “Where are the songs of Spring?” 'r$ What ma%es the poet put this (uestion? Ans: #n the final stan)a of the poem the poet reaches the understanding und erstanding that with the attainment of maturity of everything in nature$ the resourcefulness in nature is on the verge of giving way to bareness and scarcity of the winter. So nature is visibly ta%ing the shape towards the direction. This ma%es the poet mourn while comparing the vitality and vibrancy of spring with those of autumn.

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!"plain the e"pression “...barred clouds bloom the soft,dying dayAnd touch the stubble,  plains with rosy hue...” Ans: The declining autumnal sun casts its glow on the clouds$ which ta%e a rosy flavour. When this glow of the setting sun is cast on the bare fields with stumps$ everything loo%s rosy. ros y.

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Why does the poet say “...thou “ ...thou hast thy music too...”? What constitutes the music of autumn?

Ans: #n the final stan)a of the poem the poet reaches the understanding that with the attainment of maturity of everything in nature$ the resourcefulness in nature is on the verge of giving way to bareness and scarcity of the winter. /ut he is also conscious of  the fact that autumn has its own beauty and music. The numerous sounds produced by the gnats$ swallows$ lambs$ cric%ets and 0obin 0ed /reast c ollectively produce the autumnal symphony. •

What characterises the music of autumn? 'r$ Why does the autumnal music bear a melancholic overtone? Ans: #n the final stan)a of the poem the poet reaches the understanding that with the attainment of maturity of everything in nature$ the resourcefulness in na ture is on the verge of giving way to bareness and scarcity of the winter. The insects and animals instinctively understand this and that is why the sounds made by them are mar%ed by apprehension and sadness.