To Autumn L/O – to analyse how Keats presents the season Context: Keats is a romantic poet. His poem is an ode which is a poem to an object which can’t respond. Keats compares Autumn to a female goddess and this was common in European art at the time. To Autumn L/O – to analyse how Keats presents the season Create a bullet point list of words you associate with Autumn. Archaic language = old fashioned words. Annotate the examples and we’ll go through the meaning Gourd - a large fruit Kernel – the edible part of a nut O’er brimmed - over-filled Thee – you Thy – your Gleaner – a person who gathers the scraps left after harvest Bourn – small town Find the following examples – highlight these and annotate meaning: calm and content tone Personification Adjectives to describe Harvest being a positive experience Rhetorical questions Developing your response to the poem. P1 - What do you think the meaning is and why? P 2 – Use concise analysis - How does Keats make the poem sound like a celebration of rural life? P3 – Use concise analysis to explore how passing of time is important in the poem P4 – Use concise analysis to explore - death is evident in the last passage explain why? Swap and peer assess: WWW & EBI

Link to subject terminology Explore meaning (implicit & explicit) What you should/could cover in developed concise analysis: Link to the question Link to the terminology (Lang/Structure – evaluating choice) Short Quote(s) Explain meaning and effect – both obvious and hidden (explicit and implicit) Zoom in on words/explore connotations and effect Suggest what other readers might think/feel (offering an alternative opinion) Link to the writer’s intentions (step out from the close analysis to give an overview of meaning) Explore a linking quote/supporting idea Or, use these stems: Literally (what it says), metaphorically (what it implies) & symbolically (link to a wider idea). Remember to: Link to subject terminology Explore meaning (implicit & explicit) Zoom in on words Link quotations Explore context