Q.Which expressions in the first stanza tell us of the abundance and ripeness of the season?

Seasons of mists and mellow fruitfulness, conspiring with him how to load and bless, the fruit vines that
round the thatch- eaves run, and fill all fruit with ripeness to the core.

Q.Which examples in the stanza 2 show clear examples of personification?

Close bosom friend of the maturing sun, to bend with apples the moss ’d cottage trees.

Q.What picture of autumn does the poet give us in the second stanza?

The poet in the second stanza gives the picture of autumn as a female goddess often sitting on the
granary floor, her hair soft-lifted by the wind, often sleeping in the fields or watching a cider –press
squeezing the juice from apples.

Q.What does the poet contrast autumn with in the third stanza?

The poet contrasts Autumn with Spring.

Q.List all the things that come to the fullness or ripeness in autumn?

Fruits, flowers, and lambs come to fullness or ripeness during Autumn.

Q.What is the central idea of the poem?

The central idea of the poem is that time changes like the seasons. The world is always changing and
there is great beauty in this change. Even though the Spring season has its charms, Autumn is also
beautiful in its own way. It is a time of bounty when fruits and flowers ripen to give human beings a
good harvest for the winter.

REFERENCE TO THE CONTEXT

Think not of them, thou hast thy music too------------

A.What should we not think of?

We should not think of spring.

B.What is the music of Autumn and who or what creates it?

The small gnats hum, the lambs bleat, the crickets sing, Robins whistle and swallows sing.

Q. What is an ode?
A formal, often ceremonious lyric poem that addresses and often celebrates a person, place,
thing, or idea.