Which poem is often cited as the ultimate Romantic celebration of the 'Pastoral', focusing on the richness of a single season without the poet's intrusive ego?
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Correct answer: To Autumn by Keats
Keats's 'To Autumn' is noted for its objective description of nature. Unlike many Romantic poems, it does not feature a 'dreaming' narrator or a philosophical crisis, but rather a mature acceptance of the cycle of life and death.
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