Comparation POEM AUTUMN vs JULY

Comparation POEM AUTUMN vs JULY

1. Compare and contrast John Keats’s “To Autumn” and Susan Hartley Swett’s “July.” In your response, make sure you include the answers to the following questions:

• How does each poem depict its respective season?

• What type of imagery and language does each poet use?

• How do the images and language relate to the themes of the poems?

• How do the literary devices of personification and the use of the refrain affect each poem?