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An Autumn Day
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Leaden skies and a lonesome shadow
Where summer has passed with her gorgeous train;
Snow on the mountain, and frost on the meadow –
A white face pressed to the window pane;
A cold mist falling, a bleak wind calling,
And oh! but life seems vain.
Rain is better than golden weather,
When the heart is dulled with a dumb despair.
Dead leaves lie where they walked together,
The hammock is gone, and the rustic chair.
Let bleak snows cover the whole world over –
It will never again seem fair.
Time laughs lightly at youth’s sad ‘Never,’
Summer shall come again, smiling once more,
High o’er the cold world the sun shines for ever,
Hearts that seemed dead are alive at the core.
Oh, but the pain of it -oh, but the gain of it,
After the shadows pass o’er.

"An Autumn Day" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Question
Use the poem to answer the question.
In 1–2 sentences, explain a conclusion that can be drawn about the poem based on its poetic elements. write like a 10th grader
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Leaden skies and a lonesome shadow
Where summer has passed with her gorgeous train;
Snow on the mountain, and frost on the meadow –
A white face pressed to the window pane;
A cold mist falling, a bleak wind calling,
And oh! but life seems vain.
Rain is better than golden weather,
When the heart is dulled with a dumb despair.
Dead leaves lie where they walked together,
The hammock is gone, and the rustic chair.
Let bleak snows cover the whole world over –
It will never again seem fair.
Time laughs lightly at youth’s sad ‘Never,’
Summer shall come again, smiling once more,
High o’er the cold world the sun shines for ever,
Hearts that seemed dead are alive at the core.
Oh, but the pain of it -oh, but the gain of it,
After the shadows pass o’er.

"An Autumn Day" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Question
Use the poem to answer the question.
In 1–2 sentences, explain a conclusion that can be drawn about the poem based on its poetic elements. write like a 10th grader
Answers
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In "An Autumn Day," Ella Wheeler Wilcox uses imagery and contrasting emotions to illustrate the feelings of loss and despair that accompany the transition from summer to autumn. The poem suggests that even though the bleakness of autumn can be painful, it also hints at the hope of renewal and the eventual return of joy with the coming of spring.