Analyses of Audens Funeral blues The poem funeral blues is written by W.H. Auden in 1936 and its main themes are time‚ death and love. The lyrical I in this poem is a love one left behind‚ who describes the funeral of a man‚ the feeling involved and the future ahead. The poem is metrical since it has 4 stanzas with 4 lines each‚ the poem has end rhymes in every 2 lines‚ and the first and third line in every stanza contain the same amount of syllables same goes for the second and fourth line.
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Good morning ladies and gentleman‚ and thank you for the opportunity to discuss my favourite poems by W.H Auden‚ although ‘Lullaby’ was written in the 1940’s‚ Auden is widely considered among the greatest literary figures of the 20th century‚ this must mean something. It is understandable if at this point in time your eyes have just rolled to the back of your head‚ with your head dropping at the thought of listening to another British poem from the same era as every other presentation. But it might
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A Made World: Anthropocentricity in the Works of Auden and MacNeice In his 1941 poem “London Rain‚” Louis MacNeice writes “The world is what was given / The world is what we make.” In “London Rain” itself‚ MacNeice does not emphasize the latter sentiment‚ ultimately hinting at the difficulty of trying to “make” anything in his concluding description of his “wishes…come[ing] homeward / their gallopings in vain.” Yet for all the suggestions of impotence in “London Rain’s” final stanza‚ in MacNeice’s
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The Unknown Citizen Wystan Hugh Auden (To JS/07/M/378 This Marble Monument Is Erected by the State) 1. He was found by the Bureau of Statistics to be 2. One against whom there was no official complaint‚ 3. And all the reports on his conduct agree 4. That‚ in the modern sense of an old-fashioned word‚ he was a saint‚ 5. For in everything he did he served the Greater Community. 6. Except for the War till the day he retired 7. He worked in a factory and never got fired‚ 8. But satisfied
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September 11 On Tuesday‚ September 11‚2001 the unthinkable happened in America. The World Trade Centers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C were struck by airplanes that were hijacked by terrorists. This terrible tragedy killing many people had deep impact on the whole American citizens are grief stricken‚ left in fear‚ and full of revenge to the people who committed such an awful thing. September 11‚2001 is the most tragic hour in the history of the United Sets‚ this terror
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How far do the sources agree about the September programme The sources provided agrees to some extent that the September programme was possibly the cause for world war one in which would make Germany responsible. However‚ source G and F do not support the question and further believed that any plans made we for the benefit of others too and no way signified the passion for way. The September programme was published by German chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg in 1914 in which stated the countries specific
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drastically. On September 11‚ 2001 four commercial aircrafts were hijacked and crashed into The World Trade Center‚ The Pentagon‚ and into a field near Shanksville‚ Pennsylvania. According to Peter L. Bergen‚ author of The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict Between America and Al-Qaeda‚ Holy war‚ Inc.‚ and The Osama Bin Laden I Know‚ The 19 militants associated with the 9/11 attacks were members of the Islamic Extremist group Al-Qaeda.(http://www.britannica.com/ EBchecked/topic/762320/September-11-attacks)
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6th September - Defence Day of Pakistan Defence Day is celebrated on 6th September every year in Pakistan. It is celebrated on the memory of martyred people who gave sacrifices of their life for the defence of the country. Pak – India War II was fought in 1965. This was was ended on 6th September and both countries stopped damaging each other by using weapons etc. on 6th September‚ Defence Day of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. This war affected financially both countries but none of them could dominate
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Should September the Eleventh Be A National Holiday? On September 11th 2001‚ the United States was attacked by terrorists who decided to try to crash 4 planes full of passengers into targets that they felt could cause the most damage to our country. The succeeded by crashing into Towers one and two of the World Trade center‚ the Pentagon‚ and a field in New Jersey. They killed over 3‚000 people‚ mostly civilians‚ who had no chance to defend themselves. Now‚ one year later‚ there is question about
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In the short story “Dry September‚” William Faulkner addresses the problem of racism in the South in the post-World War I & post-Civil War years. In addition to the sociological problems addressed in the story‚ Faulkner creates a unique setting in which the weather reflects the attitudes of the main characters. The title of this story emphasizes the hot‚ dry weather. The title could also prove that the weather is of central importance. From the barbershop‚ to Minnie’s bedroom‚ and to the theater
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