Question

Compare and contrast John Keats’s “To Autumn” and Susan Hartley Swett’s “July.” In your response, make sure you include the answers to the following questions:

How do the images and language relate to the themes of the poems?

Answer 1

In "To Autumn," John Keat is using an accent, hence the "hath," "thee," "oft," and "thy."
Susan Hartley Swett on the other hand isn't using a specific "accent." She is only describing July, not making any emphasis on an accent.
In "To Autumn," John Keat is using an upbeat tone, vividly describing the reds and oranges or autumn, whereas in "July," Susan Hartley Swett is using a more mellow tone.
As here, quoted from "July," 'Underneath petals pink till the night stars wink At the sunset in the sky, It's July.'
Notice how soft her language is here.
And quoted from "To Autumn," 'Steady thy laden head across a brook;
Or by a cider-press, with patient look,
Thou watchest the last oozings, hours by hours.'
See his more upbeat description of this season, and his impatience as well (Thou watchest the last oozings, hours by hours).
In comparison, though, both are vividly describing with extremely descriptive language and style. You can literally picture yourself in their scenarios, under the soft stars in warm July, or feeling the crispness of Autumn.
Hope I helped a bit!

Answer 2

thank you so much! :))))