teach us how to die‚ but how to cope with death and the uncertainty created at the death of a loved one. It also emotionally supports its readers through its invited readings. Funeral Blues‚ or more commonly known as Stop all the clocks by W.H. Auden is a good example of the grieving process many people experience. Made famous in today’s society by the reading in the popular movie Four Weddings and a Funeral‚ and reducing the majority of the audience to tears‚ it is a heart-wrenching poem captivating
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“Musee des Beaux Arts and Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” Many people don’t realize what is happening in the world. People choose to ignore what is really important‚ for example‚ human suffering and death. Others can’t seem to forget loved ones that have passed away and of course people don’t know what happens after death. Both poems “Musee des Beaux Arts” and “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” themes are about death. “Musee des Beaux Arts” was written in 1940. The poem indicates a
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<center><b>The Unknown Citizen Is Me</b></center> <br> <br>"The Unknown Citizen"‚ a poem written by W.H. Auden‚ reflects a period of vast change in America’s history‚ making "The Unknown Citizen" an example of the government’s view of the perfect modern man in an overrated‚ unrealistic society. <br> <br>During the time period that this poem was written‚ in the late 1930’s‚ The United States was going through tremendous social‚ political and economic change. Following the passing of Black Monday
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placing a strong emphasis on our need to belong and have strong relationships. Because of these needs we often end up agreeing with thoughts or opinions that do not convey our real feelings. This paper will discuss “The Unknown Citizen” by W. H. Auden and “The Nonconformist” by Donald Davie‚ two emotional and thought provoking poems that share many similarities in which the main theme can be interpreted as humans conforming to society and religion and the quality of life that can be attained by
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Natasha Johnson Professor Ostrom English 340 29 October‚ 2007 The Landlord vs. Miss Gee Langston Hughes and W. H. Auden are two highly educated authors‚ who came from very different cultural backgrounds. Literary contemporaries‚ contemporaries in that they were both working writers during the same time period‚ Hughes and Auden are known for literary works which tackle both moral and political issues. Langston Hughes’s and W. H. Auden’s poems "Ballad of the Landlord" and "Miss Gee" exhibit each
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on an ice-cold sea”. The wanderer was a lost soul following the death of his lord “When the dark earth covered my dear lord’s face”. At this point he is speaking on the aftermath of losing his lord which led to him being lost looking for someone else to fill that empty feeling. As shown by the two poems exile can be interpreted in two different ways. The Seafarer paints the image that you can be exiled mentally and spiritually from your place of home‚ while The Wanderer is exiled by the feeling of
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poor men have to live in "holes"‚ shabby houses. There is a pun intended on the word "holes"‚ that people lived in shabby house and also under the ground‚ that is‚ in grave. The last line of the poem says the injustice the narrator has to go through. Auden has used the form of Blues to write thus poem‚ in which 3line stanzas are formed‚ the first two are descriptive‚ and the third is emotion‚ or the feeling. It is interesting how the narrator addresses to someone dear to him throughout the poem‚ but
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poems from The Exeter Book are “The Seafarer” and “The Wanderer”. Both of these have similar speakers and show the values of the Anglo-Saxon culture. “The Seafarer” is a poem about a man who loves to be on land but knows he must go into sea and sail. “The Wanderer” tells the story of a man who has lost all of his clan mates and now is alone and he is reflecting on the loss of his clan mates. The speakers of “The Seafarer” and “The Wanderer‚” display heroism‚ fate and the concept of family or clan
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four rings (Short version) The Audi emblem of the four rings denotes one of Germany’s oldest motor car manufacturers. It symbolises the union‚ accomplished in 1932‚ of four previously independent motor vehicle manufacturers: Audi‚ DKW‚ Horch and Wanderer. These companies are the foundation stones on which the present-day AUDI AG is built. Horch At the end of the 19th century‚ there were already a number of car manufacturers in Germany. One of them was August Horch & Cie.‚ founded on 14 November
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The Unknown Citizen "The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden‚ is a commentary on government and the materialism of modern man. The poem is written in the form of an obituary inscribed on a monument built by the government in commemoration of an average‚ upstanding‚ and decent community member. Throughout the passage‚ the speaker lists facts about the citizen’s life which he believes prove that the deceased was a valuable person. In actuality these facts represent nothing more than the socially accepted
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