The two poems I chose are "Autumn" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and "October" by William Cullen Bryant. Both poems signify each other and are based off of the same time period. I chose them because they are intertwined in how Longfellow's poem talks about the season of autumn and Bryant's poem talks about the end of autumn and the beginning of winter. The real meaning behind Bryant's poem is the life of an old man who is excited to move on to the next chapter. It is implied that he is happy when the poem talks about the year "And the year smiles as it draws near its death," and how he knows his end is her, yet he is over joyed by the fact that he lived an excellent life (Bryant).
Both of the poems meanings are related in how they talk about the endings of the seasons and a journey of some sort. In "Autumn", it signifies the ending of a part of someones life or a change for the better, while in "October" it talks about the ending of someones life and explains why a person should not be afraid of death because it can mean many significant things for an individual. Since I believe in Christianity, I am going to relate my example towards it, but any religion can be adapted and substituted in. If you believe in God and accept him as your Lord and Savior and you act to the best of your ability like our Father, you have a good chance of going to Heaven. According to the bible, Heaven is so much more better than it is here on earth. It talks about how it is a sin free, stress free, peaceful, and perfect environment where everyone is always happy and no one gets hurt. To some this would be considered Utopia, while I feel that this is just a gift that we have earned for serving the Lord and widening His kingdom. The changed referred to in "Autumn", is the change in personality or beliefs that this person did not have before. This could be considered when someone accepts Christ as their Lord and Savior and changes and gains new beliefs that they did not have before. When something like this happens it is a beautiful sight as signified in the poem by Henry Longfellow, "Brighter than brightest silks of Samarcand," (Longfellow).
It is probably considered that these were two very easy poems, which yes they were, but that they have a very vague meaning behind them. I like the fact that they do because that means I can adapt and adopt different topics or ideas as what I believe because there isn't any real concrete answers. Even though these poems were short they had a lot of examples of Romantacism. In "Autumn" Longfellow uses many descriptive words and different analogies that make the poem more personalized and less professional which is what I kind of see in Romanticism poems. In "October", Bryant talks about the weather changing from fall to winter and the ups and downs that come from this. All in all, these poems go very well together and can be intertwined to give a good life lesson to people.
Bryant, William C. "October - Poem by William Cullen Bryant." Famous Poets and Poems - Read and Enjoy Poetry. Web. 12 Dec. 2011
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "Autumn." Bartleby.com. Web. 12 Dec. 2011.
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