Ode to Autumn
Ode to Autumn is a poem by John Keats, written in 1819. It is one of his most famous poems and is considered a masterpiece of English literature.
Questions
What is the main theme of Ode to Autumn?
- The beauty of autumn
- The transience of life
- The cycle of life and death
- The bounty of the harvest
What specific images does Keats use to describe autumn?
- Golden cornfields
- Red apples
- Misty mornings
- All of the above
What is the tone of Ode to Autumn?
- Joyful
- Melancholy
- Reflective
- All of the above
What is the structure of Ode to Autumn?
- It is a sonnet
- It is an ode
- It is a free verse poem
- It is a blank verse poem
What is the most famous line from Ode to Autumn?
- Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
- To Autumn, to Autumn, that crown'st the year
- Where are the songs of Spring? Ay, where are they?
- Think not of them, thou hast thy music too
What does Keats compare autumn to in the poem?
- A sleeping giant
- A dying man
- A beautiful woman
- A bountiful feast
What does Keats say about the song of the grasshopper in the poem?
- It is a sad song
- It is a happy song
- It is a song of farewell
- It is a song of hope
What does Keats say about the swallow in the poem?
- It has flown south for the winter
- It is still singing its song
- It is building its nest
- It is preparing for migration
What does Keats say about the squirrel in the poem?
- It is gathering nuts for the winter
- It is building its nest
- It is playing in the leaves
- It is sleeping
What does Keats say about the bees in the poem?
- They are still buzzing around the flowers
- They are preparing for hibernation
- They have already gone into hibernation
- They are flying south for the winter
What does Keats say about the wind in the poem?
- It is a gentle breeze
- It is a strong wind
- It is a cold wind
- It is a warm wind
What does Keats say about the sun in the poem?
- It is a bright sun
- It is a dim sun
- It is a hot sun
- It is a cold sun
What does Keats say about the moon in the poem?
- It is a full moon
- It is a new moon
- It is a crescent moon
- It is a gibbous moon
What does Keats say about the stars in the poem?
- They are twinkling brightly
- They are dim and distant
- They are hidden by the clouds
- They are shooting stars
What is the overall message of Ode to Autumn?
- Autumn is a time of beauty and plenty
- Autumn is a time of change and reflection
- Autumn is a time of sadness and loss
- Autumn is a time of hope and renewal