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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the fact on how it affects those that believe in it. Certain characters in literature develop a false sense of reality in the American Dream that it tends to swallow them whole. In both Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and “The Average” by W.H. Auden a common theme of the “American Dream” addresses the necessity of an individual to conform to society and how the dream as a whole leads to imminent failure. During the 1900s‚ Americans wanted to attain a better standard of living‚ thus resulting
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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 .”Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone(2)”. The dog barking would be an unwanted sound‚ the
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love was the most important part of anyone’s life. He would say “ without love‚ we are birds without wings.” During our 5th Tuesday together‚ Morrie and I talked about the importance of family‚ and he quoted the great American poet‚ W.H. Auden‚ who said‚ “love each other‚ or perish.” This became Morrie’s mantra. He had unconditional
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The Poem "The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden is a satire. Its narrator is the state. In this‚ the state pays tribute and describes a successful and positive product of its efficiency and effectiveness. In other words‚ it builds the character later described to the reader as "the perfect citizen." The narrator speaks as if he is delivering a speech or common tribute using words and phrases that are familiar to the reader. Using such imagery helps the reader paint a clear picture of the character
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How does Wilfred Owen and WH Auden communicate a feeling of despair and isolation in Disabled and Refugee Blues? By Rhys Perrin Though there are distinct differences between Disabled by Wilfred Owen and Refugee Blues By WH Auden‚ both poems can be easily be associated with despair and desolation. The first stanza of Disabled‚ is set in the present and Wilfred Owen describes the soldier’s lack of pride in his apearance in the
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letting us view into her nostalgic memories. “He taught me how” shows that she is grateful for her father’s life lessons. This is also reflected in Funeral Blues by W.H. Auden‚ a poem about devastating grief‚ where the speaker cannot forget the partner. Both poets want to remember the dead‚ but for Walker‚ life goes on‚ while with Auden‚ it cannot. Set in a refugee camp‚ the poem shows the love between the mother and child‚ an undesirable lifestyle of
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Comparison of poems ’Refugee Blues’ and ’You Will Be Hearing from Us Shortly’ The poem ’Refugee Blues’ is written by W.H. Auden‚ an Anglo-American poet. ’You Will Be Hearing from Us Shortly’ is written by U.A. Fanthorpe. Both the poems discuss about the prejudice and discrimination through the use of tone and language. W.H.Auden particularly deals with topics about moral and political issues. ’Refugee Blues’ deals with the abuse of human rights experienced not only by the German Jews‚ but by
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Cited: Auden‚ W.H. “Foreword to A change of World.” Adrienne Rich ’s Petry. ED. Barbara C. Gelpy and Albert Gelpi. New York: W.W. Norton and Company‚ 1975. 277-279. Gelpi‚ Barbara C. and Albert Gelpi‚eds. Adrienne Rich ’s Poetry and Pross: Poems‚ Prose‚ Reviews
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