autumn- context/content/structure

• context:

  • born in 1795
  • trained surgeon
  • parents died when he was very young
  • 2 siblings died to TB
  • written in 1819
  • inspired by a letter he wrote to a friend
  • highly respected English romantic poet
  • died tragically aged 25
• structure:

  • 1st stanza -> celebration of autumn in a calm way
  • 2nd stanza -> speaking directly about autumn
  • 3rd stanza -> shows change from autumn to winter
• content:

  • Keats completed this poem after an autumn walk in which he appreciates the beauty of the autumn season
  • could be representative of losing his mother and autumn being his maternal figure growing up