John Keats

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: John Keats (To Autumn) To autumn is one of Keats` last poems written in September 1819 after he abandoned the fall of Hyperion. The poem is more abundant touching the reader most, like the poem ode to Psyche, leaving one with a good feeling of a natural harmony as well as purpose. He starts building up his idea of imagination from the beginning of the first stanza where he puts the landscape of his thoughts in a more concrete manner (Keats and Jack 34). The poem overflows with excellent phraseology of picture. The poet through this piece expresses his feelings for his family and friends. These people have been close to him. It is coincidental that the letters to his friends; John Hamilton Reynolds and Richard Woodhouse were written on September 21 of 1819 in his last days of composing and writing poetry (Barnard 24). He wrote the letters during a time in his life that, his personal health and financial responsibilities were taking a toll on him. The letters were inspired by the situation in his life through a walk he took in Winchester near Itchen River. The idea being developed is that the author of the letters and the poem To Autumn has perceived of his death. This is through his imagination as mentioned in the poem .This is sign of saying goodbye to his friends and family. He mentions that Reynolds had promised him to be with him during the Hallowmas` day eve. The poem ends with the end of the season which signifies his death (Keats and Jack 34). The poet later dies at the age of twenty six. The author calls this imagination but it is an a...