"If I Could Tell You" Analysis In "If I Could Tell You" W.H. Auden uses personification‚ repetition and imagery in order to prove the point; you must live your life like you do not have time left. Auden gives a vast setting over all. There are two main characters; Auden and time. The dialogue is in first person and he is speaking to some one he cares about. Auden uses personification to give life to time. This shows how time is the keeper of our destiny. He personifies time because he does not
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unpredictable‚ and tomorrow is not guaranteed. If I Could Tell You by W. H. Auden is a villanelle much like others using rhyme‚ repetition‚ and meter‚ that revolve around the main idea of the continuity time and its unforeseeable nature. The rhyming of the alternating ending lines‚ “Time will say nothing but I told you so” (1) and “If I could tell you I would let you know” (3) keep the rhyme scheme which stays on the central themes. “Time will say nothing but i told you so” shows that time keeps going
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I Wish I Could I wish I could turn back the clock to vanish regrets of my wrong decisions from my heart and memories. Those regrets not only made me mentally weak but also depress me. Elders are real profit and their advices are the best way to success. My ego made me blind and ruled the brain and that was the point where I fall and still regret. I wish I could go back to correct my mistakes and to be a man I used to be‚ full of confidence‚ cheered and eager for success. There is saying that if you
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T Auden shows us how precious it is in an era of uncertaincy. Audens “If I could tell you I would” shows the poet doesn’t have complete power. He may reference the fact that if he does indeed die he’d tell you about the afterlife if he could. The language here shows how Auden is infact comtemplating the meaning of life and religious beliefs. He may be unsure what to believe as death is a possibility and wishes he could tell others‚ the anxiety is evident from the speaker in the poem. IMAGERY Auden
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If I could vote‚ I would vote for Barack Obama. I like his views on mostly all the political topics. I think that he has tried so hard to make our country a better place for everyone living here. Many people complain that our country is in debt because of him and the economy has dropped dramatically. I think that those people don’t look at the positive things that Obama has done. Also‚ In order for something good to happen‚ there has to be something negative that comes out of it. I think that if
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If I Could Change One Thing About Myself Perhaps‚ one of the most unpleasant feelings one can experience in life is being discontent with oneself. Whereas we are prone to notice negative features in other people‚ we rarely turn our eyes on ourselves to critically evaluate our behavior or personal qualities. But‚ if we do‚ we can notice many traits within ourselves that we would not like to be there. I try to stay tolerant towards the majority of my personality features. Though‚ simultaneously with
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A Narrative Essay “If I Could Change One Thing about Me” Xerishya Jonpaula G. Gorobao MKIT – 101 Prof. Chona Lajom If I Could Change One Thing about Me Settings: - At Home - In School Conflict: -When I do have a problem with focusing on my studies‚ and at home‚ especially to my mom. Character: - My family - My friends Thesis Statement: - Well‚ there are many things I would like to change about myself‚ but If could change one thing about me‚ it would probably my attitude
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March 9‚ 2013 If I could be anything that I wanted – person‚ object‚ or concept; real‚ or not real – what would I choose to be? Nobly‚ I could become the cure for cancer; selfishly‚ I could be a celebrity; obnoxiously cliché‚ I could wish to have a happy ending. However tempting these options may be‚ my choice is not found in any one of them: I only desire to be noticed‚ half-way‚ by you. Regular‚ ordinary‚ seemingly insignificant; I want to be part of your routine. I could be the alarm clock
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Could There Be Only One Culture? Globalization is an idea which has spread throughout the whole world for the past couple centuries. Technological development has enabled the expansion of globalization. Now in 2012‚ the idea has evolved into a reality that to which every business‚ government‚ and individual has to adapt. English is inarguably the global language. Ironically‚ it is not the largest spoken language‚ but it is the most wide spread. 375 million people speak it as a first language
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English Homework November 1‚ 2012 Personal Essay Topic- If I Could Change the World If I could change the world I would get rid of cancer‚ drugs/alcohol‚ and cheaters. I have personal reasons for this list‚ and not so personal reasons. First‚ I would get rid of cancer because it hurts a lot of people. People everyday suffer from cancer‚ not only the people dealing with it themselves but families too. Some people don’t even know that they have cancer‚ and then it takes them away from their
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