John Keats once said about Lord Byron, “He describes what he sees - I describe what I imagine, mine is the hardest task.” “To Autumn” is evidence of his way of thinking, as the poem is a vivid, lyrical portrayal of the English autumn, as he imagined it. The poem is written on a very literal level. It can be examined as a whole work yet each stanza can also be examined individually as a …showed first 75 words of 956 total…

…showed last 75 words of 956 total…the autumn, there is much of which to take note. Notice the vivid imagery. Notice the stark contrasts between life and death, beginning and end. Notice the independence of each phase of autumn. In three simple stanzas, Keats takes the reader on a vivid journey from autumn’s abundant life to its fading death. It is a journey that takes us from beginning to end, with no part more or less beautiful than the next.