Friday, December 9, 2011

Journal 20


The poem Autumn is a way descriptive poem that is a great example of the Romantic period writing. The poem is about the farmers and the people getting ready for autumn and the harvest. The poem also focuses on the beauty of nature during autumn and the adjectives that they use to describe the beauty of nature is beautiful and that is what the Romanticism writes about. "Upon thy bridge of gold; thy royal hand"( Longfellow 6). This bridge of gold could be the grain that that would save the people because it feeds them. The royal hand is the farmer and how he is the king of his farm and he is rich because he can feed his family.
"Thy shield is the red harvest moon, suspended
So long beneath the heaven’s o’erhanging eaves;" (Longfellow 9).

This Longfellow quote is an example of the descriptiveness of the Romanticism period they could have just called it a moon but instead it is the red harvest moon suspended beneath the heavens. This detailed description about nature involves both the elements in the Romanticism period that are important.
" Thy steps are by the farmer’s prayers attended;
Like flames upon an altar shine the sheaves;"( Longfellow 11).


This statement expresses the the farmer's desire for a good harvest and a good money for the crops he had grown. The leaves turn color and glow like fire and this way of describing the leaves is very interesting. The shine of the leaves in the light of the harvest moon is very descriptive and this beauty could mean a great harvest and good crop.
I think this is an awesome poem and very descriptive and related to the Romanticism period. The farm related sense is related to the the area that we will live and could be used to describe what goes on around the harvest time near us or any farm land area. Erob took charge of the classroom and it is semi controlled so glad it s Friday. I really want to go home.
Longfellow. "Sonnets. Autumn. The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 1893. Complete Poetical Works." Bartleby.com: Great Books Online -- Quotes, Poems, Novels, Classics and Hundreds More. Web. 08 Dec. 2011..

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