1. Ode to Autumn
John Keats

2. Keats…English Romantic poet
Ode…long lyric poem on a serious subject Some other odes by Keats… “Ode to a Nightingale”, “ Ode on a Grecian Urn”

3. The poem expresses… Fulfillment Contentment
Quiet acceptance of change…
This is nature’s most valuable lesson

4. Written in three stanzas…
The first describes autumn as a season of abundance; Key-words– load, bless, plump, over-brim
The second personifies it as a winnower, reaper, gleaner, cider-maker; thus describing the activities of the season

5. The third describes the sights and sounds of the season
Makes us think of the cold, bare winter ahead
The stubble-plains are beautiful but with the light of the day that is dying
Sadness is merged with acceptance of the continuity of the cycle---of seasons and of life

6. Post-reading Activity
Write a paragraph on your favourite season describing its colours, sounds, fruit, clothes, activities, celebrations