Poems: IN AUTUMN by Alice Meynell
In Autumn is a collection of poems by Alice Meynell, a British poet and essayist. The poems in this collection explore the beauty and melancholy of the autumn season. Meynell's poems are filled with vivid imagery and explore themes of nature, love, and mortality. The collection includes poems such as "Autumn," "The Wind in the Trees," "The Harvest Moon," and "The Last of the Leaves." Meynell's poems are both lyrical and reflective, and her use of language is both precise and evocative. In Autumn is a beautiful collection of poems that will appeal to readers of all ages.
By Alice Meynell · First published 1903 · Genre: Poetry, Nature Writing, Romanticism · 430 words
First lines
The leaves are many under my feet, And drift one way. Their scent of death is weary and sweet. A flight of them is in the grey Where sky and forest meet.
The low winds moan for dead sweet years; The birds sing all for pain, Of a common thing, to weary ears, -- Only a summer's fate of rain, And a woman's fate of tears.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Alice Meynell
- Date: 1903 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Nature Writing, Romanticism
- Length: 430 words
- Structure: 1 section, 11 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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- Poetry — The title of the book is 'Poems: IN AUTUMN', indicating that the book is a collection of poems.
- Nature Writing — The title of the book includes the word 'Autumn', suggesting that the poems may be about the natural world and the changing of the seasons.
- Romanticism — Alice Meynell was a poet associated with the Romantic movement, so her poems may contain elements of Romanticism.
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19th century · English poetry · birds · breath · brow · cuckoos · dead · death · delight · die · dying · english poetry - 19th century
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