Journal #20: Autumn Analysis

From reading the title of this poem, I knew that it was from the Romanticism time period because it was so descriptive about nature. The title of this poem, Autumn, was a dead giveaway that the poem was going to talk about nature. This poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, is a big description of autumn. Autumn, also known as fall, is a season. Seasons deal with nature and Romanticism style works apply nature within the work. It is quite common to see a work implying nature and for it to be a Romantic work. By Romantic, I do not mean like talking about love. I am talking about a writing from the literary period of Romanticism. Romanticism writing style consists of a very descriptive piece of literature which may mention youthful innocence. I think that Henry Wadsworth Longfellow has written a poem about every one of the seasons. I think I remember Ashley talking about a poem she read about summer that was written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. I would rather read that poem about summer right now because I am freezing and that might make me feel better. I think that the author of this poem probably likes all of the seasons because he writes poems that describe how much he enjoys all of them. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a very positive guy because he really talked nicely about all of the seasons. Based on the reading of these poems I could assume that Henry Wadsworth Longfellow probably lived in a location with a temperate climate that exhibited all of the seasons. I kind of like living in the Midwest for that very reason. In Illinois, you have all of the seasons and they are all different. My grandparents lived in California for a while and they always tell me that it just was not the same having Christmas without the snow and Christmas sweaters. I like all of the seasons although I do have my favorite (Fall). I enjoyed reading the poem “Autumn” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.