Structure

Cards (7)

  • What is stanza 1 about?
    Stanza 1 is before the harvest and a misty morning and focuses on the rightness of autumn.
  • Stanza 1 is 11 lines long even though odes typically have stanza that are 10 lines long. What is the significance of this?
    The extra line in the stanza could reflect that autumn is practically overflowing with life and bounty
  • what type of rhyme scheme does To Autumn follow?
    It initially has an ABAB rhyme, scheme, but then this varies perhaps reflecting the variety in nature
  • what type of meter is To Autumn written in?
    It is written in iambic pentameter
  • How many stanzas are there? and how many lines are in each stanza?
    3 stanzas and each are 11 lines long
  • What is stanza 3 about?
    Stanza three introduces the concept of change as it prepares the reader for the departure of autumn and the arrival of winter. 
  • What is stanza 2 about?
    Stanza two personifies autumn, describing it as a physical presence, specifically a woman.
    Stnaza 2 mainly focuses on the harvest.