To Autumn (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Date 'To Autumn' written
Date 'To Autumn' written
September 1819
Number of stanzas in 'To Autumn'
Number of stanzas in 'To Autumn'
Three
Lines per stanza in 'To Autumn'
Lines per stanza in 'To Autumn'
Eleven
Rhyme scheme of 'To Autumn'
Rhyme scheme of 'To Autumn'
ABAB CDE DCCE
Metre used in 'To Autumn'
Metre used in 'To Autumn'
Iambic pentameter
Main literary device for autumn in poem
Main literary device for autumn in poem
Personification
Meaning of 'ubi sunt' motif
Meaning of 'ubi sunt' motif
'Where are they?' - laments life's transience
'Close bosom-friend' suggests what link?
'Close bosom-friend' suggests what link?
Harmonious relationship between autumn and sun
'Soft-dying day' emphasises what?
'Soft-dying day' emphasises what?
Gentle decline of the season
Swallows represent what transcendental idea?
Swallows represent what transcendental idea?
Continuous & cyclical nature of life and death