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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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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Hannah Risidore ENG4U June 2‚ 2013 Ms. Martin Poem Analysis Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone‚Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone‚Silence the pianos and with muffled drumBring out the coffin‚ let the mourners come.Let aeroplanes circle moaning overheadScribbling on the sky the message ’He is Dead’.Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves‚Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.He was my North‚ my South‚ my East and West‚My working week and my
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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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The poem ‘Funeral Blues’ is about a person’s partner passing away and consequently‚ their whole world is destroyed and becomes meaningless. Numerous quotes show that the narrator has lost their loved one; for instance “Bring out the coffin‚ let the mourners come” and “Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead” which are traditional things associated with death. Emotions such as grief‚ heartbreak‚ sadness and depression are prominent during the poem and are evident through quotes such as “For
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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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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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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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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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