2014 Literary Elements Used in “[Stop All the Clocks‚ Cut Off the Telephone]” In the poem “[Stop All the Clocks‚ Cut off the Telephone]”‚ W.H. Auden is able to incorporate the usage of personification‚ metaphors‚ and imagery effectively to help the reader feel the overwhelming grief the speaker is experiencing over the loss of his or her loved one. Auden is able to draw a vivid picture of the grief felt after the loss of a loved one. The speaker wants to be able to stop time so he or she does not
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Icarus Different descriptions of one story can determine the impact forced upon one’s heart‚ mind‚ and soul. Brueghel‚ Auden‚ and Williams‚ composers of three divergent interpretations of the fall of Icarus‚ illustrate and explain the central thought of man’s failure. Brueghel expresses the lack of concern the surrounding people possess for Icarus though his illustration‚ while Auden generally states that tragedy occurs. As for Williams‚ he vaguely interacts with the horrendous accident of Icarus‚ and
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1939” focuses on the change of attitude that this invasion may have brought about for British citizens. The obvious interpretation of “September 1‚ 1939” is that it is a hopeful poem. In dark times‚ Auden surmises‚ one must be a source of light. This message is meant to inspire the British people. Auden is asking them to stand up against the oppressive forces at work in the world at this time. This is an admirable message; however‚ it is also possible that the poem is meant to inspire a more covert
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There are contrasts between ’’Warren Pryor’’ by Alden Nowlan and ’’The Average’’ by W.H. Auden. The tone ’’The Average’’ is distressing and desolate and the tone of ’’ Warren Pryor’’ is anger and regretful. For example: ’’They blushed with pride …. / aching with empty strength and throttled rage’’ (Nowlan 13-16) and ’’The pressure of their fond ambition made / their shy and country loving child afraid’’ (Auden 4-6) Nowlan’s poem demonstrates how the main character is filled with anger and regretful
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I Wanna Be Yours and Stop All The Clocks I Wanna Be Yours and Stop All The Clocks are both complex love poems. John Cooper Clarke’s humorous I Wanna Be Yours was written post 1945 (sometime in the 1970’s)‚ whereas W.H. Auden’s moving tale of his brother-in-law was composed pre 1945‚ in the mid-1930’s. They are unusual romance poems because they both avoid use of clichéd styles of passion. There are no everlasting red roses or intimate images. Instead‚ the eternal heart is replaced by a dusty old
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Epitaph on a Tyrant Wyston Hughes Auden‚ or WH Auden‚ was a British poet‚ often considered by critics to be one of the best England has ever produced. Auden’s work is known‚ not only for its remarkable poetic calibre and craftsmanship but also for his skilful portrayal of myriad themes- ranging from the political‚ social‚ ethical‚ to the moral and even the individual. One of Auden’s best known poems and written‚ interestingly when Adolf Hitler was at the peak of his power in Europe‚ is a short
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Comparing the use of Icarus in “Musée des Beaux Arts” and This Heavy Craft” In Greek mythology‚ “Icarus” is the tale of a boy who along with his father are attempting to escape from Crete where they have been held captive. Icarus’ father constructed two sets of wings from wax and feathers. He instructed Icarus not to fly to close to the sun as the sun will melt the wax and his wings will not stay together. However; in the midst of excitement Icarus flew too close to the sun and
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The clocks seem to speak for time‚ but in fact they represent the human marking of time. Time exists as a continuum‚ but clocks take the concept of time and force a structure on it. In this way‚ the clocks speak for time far less than they speak for society’s rules and conventions.The formatting of the poem reinforces this notion. The rhyme scheme is an abcb defe pattern that demonstrates the dichotomy between the constant flow of time and the structure forced upon it by society. The unrhymed lines
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After reading Landscape With The Fall of Icarus by William Carlos Williams and Musee Des Beaux Arts by W.H. Auden‚ a clear idea is present. Both authors seem to minimize the importance of Icarus’s death‚ but with what intent? In both poems‚ self-concern outweighs any intentions to help Icarus. It is clear to me what the authors were trying to express by implying that people simply had their own things to do‚ too used to disaster to even care about anyone besides themselves. In the Landscape
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from around the world had felt the direct impact of earth-shattering wars and went on to express their opinions through their works. It was during wartime eras that the poems "Disabled" and "Refugee Blues" were written by Wilfred Owen and W.H. Auden respectively. Both of the given war poems are considered to be some of the most significant pieces of poetry of their time and the fact that they were written during times of worldwide conflict explains their brutal honesty‚ grim atmospheres and the
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