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    II February 1‚ 2012 Funeral Blues Explication In W.H. Auden’s “Funeral Blues”‚he uses a sort of calm or sorrowful tone. The woman in this poem says‚ “Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone‚”(1) She is wanting to give respect to the dead. She says to get rid of the noises that may be distracting from the process of mourning. Auden creates a mood or sense of respectfulness. The first stanza is stating to get rid of the regular things that a funeral is about and get on with it

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    In the poem ‘Funeral Blues’ by W. H. Auden‚ a sad and depressing atmosphere is created as the poem tells a story of the man’s grief. The poet’s use of language‚ word choice and sentence structure makes the mood in this poem suitable for the message it is getting across. In this poem the author’s feelings are expressed along with the use of rhythm and rhyme. In this poem‚ the writer uses regular verse and traditional pattern of rhythm and rhyme to give impact to his unexpected imagery of the end

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    things in life that impact us with such unrelenting force‚ that we are unable to even fathom their depths. It is the job of a writer or poet to make a reader feel the emotions of others‚ describe the indescribable‚ and tell a story. W. H. Auden’s “Funeral Blues” does all three‚ and more for readers‚ due to its beautiful descriptive language‚ blinding imagery‚ and theme. The poem demonstrates everything that is needed in such a fine piece of literature. Have you ever heard the rustle of the leaves? The

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    atypical metaphor of a dog and a bone. To exemplify the way he feels his life has ended‚ he then uses metaphors associated with a funeral: Silence the pianos and with a muffled drum Bring out the coffin‚ let the mourners come. To show the end of happiness and the start of mourning‚ the writer includes the silencing of the pianos and then low thudding drums used at funeral to describe the phenomenal sadness he feels now the relationship is over. He includes the metaphor coffin to either represent his

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    one of the most devastating experiences. The intensity of a relationship can be reflected in the intensity of the grief that the living person in the relationship goes through after the other person dies. This can be shown in W.H Auden’s poem Funeral Blues‚ James Dickey’s The Leap‚ and the Disney movie directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams Big Hero 6. James Dickey was an American poet born on the twenty third of February‚ 1923 (James (Lafayette)). As a child‚ Dickey was interested in sports. As

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    Funeral

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    Introduction A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating‚ respecting‚ sanctifying‚ or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead‚ from interment itself‚ to various monuments‚ prayers‚ and rituals undertaken in their honor. Customs vary widely among cultures‚ as well as‚ religious affiliations within cultures. Funeral services in LA TERESITA in Gapan City are the most common funeral homes that offers

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    Funeral custom world wide Death: the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Death is a very painful and emotional time‚ yet one that may be filled with hope and mercy and is base off of the world ’s religious traditions and of philosophical enquiry. Belief in some kind of afterlife or rebirth has been a central aspect of most‚ if not all‚ religious traditions and as a result of that over time there has been different type of

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    are few types’ funerals that are practices from different cultures. Death is a way of life‚ and everything living will die. Over centuries many cultures have a different way of remembering the dead. Funerals play significant role of allowing people to remember the dead‚ and letting the dead move on. Let’s take a journey to 10 different countries; Indonesia‚ New Orleans‚ South Korean‚ Philippines‚ Mongolia‚ United States‚ Balinese‚ Madagascar‚ Australia‚ and Ghana to see how funeral traditions are

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    Funeral Director

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    Death is like theater in the sense that everything is done at a funeral for the purpose of the audience. It’s a performance with multiple roles being played out to represent sincerity‚ respect‚ and concern to their actions. The way funeral directing in unique in the sense of performance is that there is only one shot to get it right; there are no second takes. It’s also unique that the funeral director makes a living on the death rate in a community‚ meaning he cannot increase the business available

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    My Grandmother’s Funeral: In every culture on our planet Earth‚ death is a part of life. Whether loved ones and friends of the deceased choose burial through internment‚ or produce ashes in a crematory‚ there is always a respectable method in which to dispose of the body and say a last farewell. In history‚ the Neanderthals were the first hominids to intentionally bury their dead. They did so by using stone tools and animal bones to dig a grave [1]. The purpose of a funeral in today’s society

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