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1、AnappreciationofToAutumnAsknowntoall,ToAutumnisoneoftherepresentativeworksofJohnKeats.Havinglearneditintheclass,I’dliketotalkaboutmyappreciationofit,respectivelyintermsofstructure,contentandtheme.Structurallyspeaking,wecanclearlyseethreestanzasinthispoemwhichdescribesdifferentaspectsofautumn
2、.Andthedevelopmentofthestanzasisinkeepingwiththeprogressingofthedayandthatoftheseason.Firstisthetimeofday.Thefirststanzaisthemorningwiththe"mists".Thesecondisnoon,whenthewindmakeseveryonedrowsy.Thethirdisatsunsetwiththe"barredclouds"blooming“thesoft-dyingday”.Thispoemalsoshowsthreestagesinth
3、eseasonofautumnitself.Thefirststanzaisearlyautumnbecause"summerhaso'erbrimmed.Itshowsthematuringofsummer’sbounty.Thesecondismid-autumn,becauseit'stimeforharvest.Thethirdislateautumnbecausethebirdsareheadedsouthforwinter.Intermsofcontent,wecanconcludethreespecificaspectsofautumn,namelytheplan
4、tsofautumninthefirststanza,thepeopleofautumninthesecondstanzaandthesoundofautumninthethirdstanza.Andtherearedifferentdevicesindifferentparts.Forthefirstpart,JohnKeatsmainlyusessensuousimages,likethevineswithfruitthatroundthethatch-evesrun,thegourds“swell”andthehazelnuts“plump”.Inthesecondpar
5、t,personificationisthemajordevice.Theautumnislikeanoldfarmerwhocrossesabrookandwatchesacider-press.Forthethirdpart,onomatopoeiaiswildlyused.Forexample,thesmallgnatsmourninawailfulchoir,thehedge-cricketssing,thered-breastwhistlesandswallowstwitter,etc.Whenitcomestothethemeofthispoetaboutautum
6、n,it’sreallyspecial.Generally,peopleliketoshowsorrowormelancholytoautumn,butinthispoet,JohnKeatsshowoptimismandattachmenttothisseason.Insteadoffeelingsadanddisappointedforthebleakvisageofautumn,hepassionatelyandvividlydescribesmanyadorablethingsandinterestingactivitiesofautumn,whichmakeusfee
7、lthenaturalbeautyandcreatethepictureinourmind,ofwhatheisseeing.Sowecansaythathisoptimismactuallymakesthispoemmoreinspiring.Inshort,throughthevividdescriptionofcolor,soundsandactiveimagesofnature,hisemotionsaretotallygotacross.Inthepoet,notonlycanwe
