Midterm Break Midterm break is a poem that delivers the scene of a funeral in short snapshots narrated by the estranged boy whose brother has died. The title itself implies a disturbance of some sort‚ a ‘break’. However‚ it does not give the full meaning of the disruption felt by the boy and the titles’ meaning is shown in full only by the end of the poem. The boy in the poem’s aimless and confused outlook about what happened is told to us by his impassive style of narrating- he ‘sat all day…
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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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In the poem “Funeral Blues‚” W.H. Auden’s choice of diction allows the reader a greater understanding of the intensity and depth of feeling experienced upon the loss of a loved one. Likewise‚ the symbolism used by the poet pulls us into the actual world of the grief stricken as he searches for ways to mourn this passing. Auden’s choice of diction here was used to drawn the reader into the emotional disrepair felt by the afflicted. He shortens sentences and uses comparisons to the destruction left
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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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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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Funeral Blues Summary Stanza 1 Lines 1-2 Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone‚ Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone‚ The song begins with a series of harsh commands : stop the clocks! Cut off the telephones! The speaker sounds forceful and even angry. These seem like physical representations of time and communication to us. He wants everything to just stop. In the next line‚ he ask for silence. He wants dogs to stop barking too. On the other hand‚ the speaker is addressing an audience
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“Funeral Blues” by W. H. Auden has a very dark feel as opposed to “She is gone”. The writer tells a story of his grief‚ and how he disconnects with his life after loosing someone he loved. There are no uplifting metaphors or promise that it gets better‚ just his deep grief and darkness. He uses the metaphors to a funeral “Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone. …” in the first part of the poem to set the mood‚ and tell us what his theme is. And then goes on to describe how much the person gone
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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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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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the reader can easily comprehend‚ but there is a deep meaning to the words used in poem. "Funeral Blues" gives a clear imagery of a funeral. However it is followed by the word "blues". Why not Black? (since people wear it during funerals or the loss of someone). The word "blues" is used to represent sadness and gloominess. The color also represents Heaven according to "color-wheel-pro.com". The color blue is represented as Heaven as a sign to the speaker telling the readers that his love is now
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