Dylan Thomas, the prophet of neo-romanticism, infuses the poetry of the times with fearless biblical and Freudian imagery. His poems are said to be the brain’s reproduction of sensory experiences. He constantly indulged in the language of “restoration” and synaesthesia. He often uses the words of sound “a href=”https://e-info.vn/tag/lighting-ideas”>”light sound”, “the sound of light”, “pain […]
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The Process of Grieving and Dealing with Death in W. H. Auden’s Famous Poem “Stop All the Clocks, Cut Off the Telephone”
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W. H. Auden has written an unusual response to death in “Stop All the Clocks, Cut Off the Telephone.” The title itself demands that seemingly unreasonable actions be carried out. Why should all the clocks be stopped? Why should the telephone be cut off? The normal events of daily life, such as clocks ticking, telephones […]
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W.H.Auden’s “Funeral Blues” focuses on death as a irreversible phenomenon Though people die ,this analysis of “Funeral Blues” echoes that relationships don’t. The poem “Funeral Blues” was first published as “Song IX” from Twelve Songs (1936). The poem conjures the atmosphere of a funeral. The tone of the poem is imperative as Death is commanding, […]
Every writer has their own scam – this one is mine. It may or may not work for you as sitting alone for hours on a blank sheet may or may not help you. I wrote this to help people in my position (that is, to new songs) put their feet down. As Richard Hughes […]
Abstractions are words or phrases that refer to concepts rather than specific things. Things like truth, beauty, love, and pain are abstract. If you can’t see it, hear it, touch it, taste it, or smell it, it’s probably an abstraction. Abstractions should generally be avoided in poetry. They are too broad and vague for readers […]
The Desolation Without Sun: an Analysis of Auden’s Line Each line of a poem represents a carefully crafted piece of artistry that supports the whole work. Via intentionally placed words, punctuation, and sounds, a poem moves forward with athletic quickness or slow realization. In the first stanza of W.H. Auden’s In Memory of W.B. Yeats, […]
While concluding John Cornford’s poem “Full Moon in Tierra” he refrains from “Lifting the triumphant red flag/For Communism and for freedom” and in the process seems to be taken verbatim from both Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto, or pre-revolutionary speech by Lenin, the beauty of the distinction that Cornford’s prefaces serve to collect this cry, as […]
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“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790) Commencement Quips As eager high school and college seniors don mortarboard caps and glossy gowns for their parades across commencement podiums, families and friends seek memorable comments to enclose with graduation greetings, gifts, gift cards and other mementos. What are the […]
Words, when strung together like a beautiful rare necklace, are priceless, indestructible and eternal. Poetry is the grand ballroom these words live, breathe and dance in. Poetry waltzes into the heart and creates rhapsodies and symphonies for the soul. Her playground of emotions is peppered with excitement, enchantment, love, harmony, sorrow, heartache, empathy and bereavement. […]