A Comparison between Two Nature Poems Abstract: William Wordsworth， the representative of the romantic writers and great writers of His great imagination， with the poet’s philosophical and somewhat mystical thought， is deeply rooted in the poetical ‘To Autumn” written by John Keats also is an excellent poem about In “To Autumn”， a superficial reading would suggest that John Keats writes about a typical day of this season， describing all kind of colourful and detailed In this paper， the two representative poems are examined in terms of figures of speech， imagery skills and theme to appreciate the nature Key words: William Wordsworth; daffodils; nature; to autumn Nature poems are an important part of It chants all creatures great and small in the nature， such as four seasons， plants， animals， mountains and rivers and clouds and Poem writers rooted their great imagination， philosophical and somewhat mystical thought in their By analyzing nature poems， we can appreciate the beauty of Figures of Speech Used in Daffodils Personification is successfully used in both In the poem “I wandered lonely as a cloud”， the first line makes nice use of personification and The poet assumes himself to be a cloud (simile) floating in the When Wordsworth says in the second line 'I' (poet as a cloud) look down at the valleys and mountains and appreciate the daffodils; it's the personification， where an inanimate object (cloud) possesses the quality of a human enabling it to see the The line "Ten thousand saw I at a glance" is an exaggeration and a hyperbole， describing the scene of ten thousand daffodils， all Alliteration is the repetition of similar sounds， is applied for the word 'h'， in the words - high and In “To Autumn” personification is wildly Take the second stanza for example， autumn personified as a harvester， crosses a brook and watches a cider Otherwise autumn is listless and even falls The furrow is "half-reap'd，" the winnowed hair refers to ripe grain still standing， and apple cider is still being However， the end of the cycle is The press is squeezing out "the last " Find other words that indicate slowing Notice that Keats describes a reaper who is not harvesting and who is not turning the Personification here is very It gives autumn a personality and the autumn is no longer Imagery Skill The poem “In Daffodils” paints images of lakes， fields， trees， stars in U Wordsworth continuously praises the daffodils， comparing them to the Milky Way galaxy (in the second stanza)， their dance (in the third stanza) and in the concluding stanza， dreams to join the daffodils in their John Keats's “Ode to Autumn” is replete with imagery， each eleven-line stanza of iambic pentameter emphasizing different types of images and different times of day and periods of the personified John Keats's “Ode to Autumn” is replete with imagery， each eleven-line stanza of iambic pentameter emphasizing different types of images and different times of day and periods of the personified Take stanza one for example， it abounds with visual images all of which suggest linked ideas of fullness and To enumerate， the opening line concludes with "fruitfulness，" which evokes images both of trees and other vegetation loaded and heavy with each's particular variety of Readers also sense the juicy ripeness that fills and swells to bursting each different item of Vines are loaded and blessed with fruit; apple tree branches bend under the weight of fruit ready to be picked; gourds swell， hazel nuts are "plump" with developed kernels; beehives "o'erbrim" with the nectar of a riot of Title and Theme The title， 'Daffodils' is a simple word that reminds us about the arrival of the spring season， when the field is full of Daffodils are yellow flowers， having an amazing shape and beautiful A bunch of daffodils symbolize the joys and happiness of The theme of the poem 'Daffodils' is a collection of human emotions inspired by nature that we may have neglected due to our busy The daffodils imply rebirth， a new beginning for human beings， blessed with the grace of The arrival of daffodils in the month of March is welcome and an enjoyable time to appreciate them! To Autumn has three Each of three stanzas shows us different time of a day and different time of I thought this poem exhibited two kinds of progression of First is the time of The first stanza is the morning with the "mists" The second is late afternoon， when the hot sun is beating down and makes everyone The third is at sunset with the "barred clouds" piercing the sky with its "rosy hue" In the poem “To Autumn”， it shows a progression in the season of autumn The first stanza is early autumn because "summer has o'er It shows the maturing of summer’s The second is mid-autumn， because it's time for The third is late autumn because the birds are headed south for From the above， we can see the optimism in the “Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility” (Shelley)， Poetry teaches us music， metaphor， condensation and Though the analysis of the nature poems， we can see the beautiful of poems and root the fountain that forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight in Works Cited Roger G The Walker’s Literature C New York: Breakwaw Books; 2000: J O H Rhythm and muse : your friendly guide to English Johannesburg (56 Chaucer R， Lombardy East 2090): Wordsmiths P， R K Sadler; T A S Hayllar; C J P Appreciating P South Melbourne: Macmillan Education， 李正栓;吴晓梅 英美诗歌教程[M] 北京: 清华大学出版社， 2004: 97-99，140-142 孙华祥 美国文学选读[M] 北京: 中国社会科学出版社， 2010: 151-
