The paragraph below is a critical appreciation of the poem. Choose the correct word(s) from those given in the box and fill in the blanks suitability.
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__________________by __________________ has been termed by many critics as the __________________ poem because it gives the reader a complete picture of the __________________ and __________________of autumn.
The first stanza is full of beautiful and vivid __________________ of the season. There exists a close friendship between Autumn and the __________________. During autumn both are __________________ how to 'load and bless' plants, vines and trees with __________________and __________________. All the descriptions in stanza 1 build up to give us an image of __________________.
In the __________________ stanza, the poet describes autumn as a_____________figure of speech used here is __________________. Most of the images are those of a figure in a static position or in arrested motion. The poet shifts his view in this stanza beyond the 'cottage trees' of the __________________ stanza to the granary. Various activities connected with __________________are mentioned such as winnowing, ___________, __________________and __________________.
The final stanza begins with a disturbing and wistful __________________ but it is __________________ quickly. The poet now gives us the images of __________________ plains and __________________ clouds at the __________________ of an autumn day. There are several striking sound images in the stanza such as the __________________of gnats, the __________________ of __________________, the __________________ of __________________, the __________________ of the__________________and the __________________ of __________________.
