Which description best summarizes John Keats’s “Ode to Autumn”? In “Ode to Autumn,” Keats uses the season of autumn to delve into the innocence of creatures such as “bees,” “small gnats,” and “river swallows” and their contributions to the natural cycles of life. In “Ode to Autumn,” the poem’s speaker laments the passing of the season of autumn and the swift arrival of winter, which will deaden the beauty and liveliness of the autumnal outdoors. In “Ode to Autumn,” Keats portrays and addresses the season of autumn as a living being to reflect on themes such as growth, maturity, mortality, and the natural cycles of life. In "Ode to Autumn,” Keats praises the atmospheric beauty of the season of autumn and examines the differences and similarities it shares with the beautiful season of spring.