Question

Why is autumn called the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness?

Answer 1

The autumn is called so because:

• The poet Keats describes the autumn season by giving it human elements in his poem "Ode to Autumn".
• From his poem, he tries to convey how wonderful the autumn season is in the way he percepts it.
• He calls it the "season of mists" because during this season there is so much fog and haze in the morning due to moisture in the atmosphere.
• It is also the harvesting season for many crops and those that give fruits as they mature at this time of year. Therefore he uses the phrase "mellow fruitfulness".
• Through these phrases, the poet tries to portray the true picture of the season in the reader's mind to describe its beauty.
• Hence, he describes the autumn season through the given line in his poem.