The Human Seasons, John Keats, Analysis & Summary
A study guide for "The Human Seasons" by John Keats The Poem
Four Seasons fill the measure of the year;
There are four seasons in the mind of man:
He has his lusty Spring, when fancy clear
Takes in all beauty with an easy span:
He has his Summer, when luxuriously
Spring's honied cud of youthful thought he loves
To ruminate, and by such dreaming high
Is nearest unto heaven: quiet coves
His soul has in its Autumn, when his wings
He furleth close; contented so to look
On mists in idleness—to let fair things
Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook.
He has his Winter too of pale misfeature,
Or else he would forego his mortal nature.
The Human Seasons: 20 Questions & Answers Listen to Podcast about The Humans Seasons by Keats Summary of The Human Seasons by John Keats
- The poem begins by stating that the measure of the year is filled with four seasons, symbolizing the changing nature of time.
- The speaker then compares these external seasons t…
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