The sonnet is called Autumn by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is about nature. The time of autumn to be specific. Henry gives this time a very pleasant and good light because he must feel that it is beautiful. A sign romanticism is displayed in how it is literally talking about farmers but it is meaning to talk about the autumn. By using descriptions of what happens in he time of autumn. "Blessing the farms through all thy vast domain!" (Longfellow) This is meaning to say that literally something is blessing the vast farms. But I think his true meaning is that the time of autumn is the time where farmers are blessed with the crops they need to get money to provide for their family. This time is when they are able to grow their crops for their family and to sell for just their well being. This is also a Romanticism example because it talks about people and their livelihoods. There is no actual logic in how they farm or why the crops grow which makes it not a Realism writing era. It strays more into the hypothetical meaning of why autumn is a beautiful time for the farmers especially. "Like flames upon an altar shine the sheaves;" (Longfellow) Literally this means that the flames are shining upon the alter. Theoretically it means that this time is when the light shines brighter than ever and the time of God is flowing. This is especially Romanticism because it deals with the feelings and emotions of the people. The beauty of this time makes it the time for people to come to themselves, or that is how I took the poem he was writing. It was important to Henry to get in touch with the nature and the emotion and strength it gives to us as humans. Overall the poem was very good in my opinion because it allows me to take the poem how I interpret it.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Complete Poetical Works, ed. by Horace E. Scudder. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1893; Bartleby.com, 2011. www.bartleby.com/356/.html#[8]. [December 9, 2011].
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