Good morning ladies and gentleman‚ and thank you for the opportunity to discuss my favourite poems by W.H Auden‚ although ‘Lullaby’ was written in the 1940’s‚ Auden is widely considered among the greatest literary figures of the 20th century‚ this must mean something. It is understandable if at this point in time your eyes have just rolled to the back of your head‚ with your head dropping at the thought of listening to another British poem from the same era as every other presentation. But it might
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Student: Hassan Mohammad Hilles. Instructor: Prof. Dr. Kawther Mahdi Course Title: Modern English and American Poetry Wystan Hugh Auden Wystan Hugh Auden was born in York‚ England‚ in 1907. He moved to Birmingham during childhood and was educated at Christ Church‚ Oxford. As a young man he was influenced by the poetry of Thomas Hardy and Robert Frost‚ as well as William Blake‚ Emily Dickinson‚ Gerard Manley Hopkins‚ and Old English verse. At Oxford his precocity as a poet was immediately
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Auden: A Modern Poet To justify Auden as a great modern poet it can be said that Auden stands out among modern poets by his earnest effort to be great modern thinker. He was well versed in history‚ philosophy and theology and had a remarkable grip on contemporary currents of thought in political theory‚ science and psychology. Auden extraordinary style and diction make his poetry strikingly obscure. Sometimes the style makes his poem difficult to understand. This difficulty and obscurity arises
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Craig Cramer 8 September 2014 Eulogy of Wystan Hugh Auden Unique Achievements We have gathered here to eulogize Wystan Hugh Auden‚ a man and poet of great and beautiful works of art. While I will not be able to recite and commemorate all of his works and their deeper meanings I hope to at least give a small insight on this great mans’ life through what could be considered only small sliver of his overall works. W. H. Auden was not only a great poet during his life but an author as
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This assertion is clearly expressed through ‘September 1‚ 1939’‚ ‘Refugee Blues’ and ‘The Lesson’. Auden’s early poetry‚ influenced by his interest in the Anglo-Saxon language as well as in psychoanalysis‚ was sometimes riddle-like and clinical. Auden was clearly intrigued in discovering how the mind works and the impact it has on society as a whole. ‘The Lesson’ examines the prejudice‚ unacceptance and isolation that an individual may face when differing from normal social boundaries. Taking
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Analysis The 13 Clocks is a fairy tale told by a twentieth century author. Its themes are clearly statements about the moral concerns of the time and perhaps are intended more for adults than for children‚ even though James Thurber used the form of a child’s story. One of the story’s meanings is that a true life is in a way being like a child. Adults responded to Thurber’s message: The book sold well‚ going into nine printings. Thurber had earlier written fairy tales for children as well as
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1.0 Introduction According to (Baillie et al.‚ p. 307; Palmer‚ p. 19) “A clock is an instrument used to indicate‚ keep‚ and co-ordinate time. The word clock is derived ultimately (via Dutch‚ Northern French‚ and Medieval Latin) from the Celtic words clagan and clocca meaning "bell". A silent instrument lacking such a mechanism has traditionally been known as a timepiece.” Design and accuracy of clocks have evolved along with progression of technology and industry and even though their main
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How does a catalyst in the form of a metal ion affect the rate of reaction in an iodide clock reaction with potassium peroxydisulphate ions? Background When peroxydisulfate ions (S2O82-) react with iodide ions (I-) in the presence of a starch indicator‚ they produce a dark blue solution. Reaction (1) S2O82- + 3I- I3- + 2 SO42- (peroxydisulfate ion) (iodide ion) (iodine ion) (sulfate ion) To determine the rate law for this reaction a series of changes
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The Unknown Citizen Wystan Hugh Auden (To JS/07/M/378 This Marble Monument Is Erected by the State) 1. He was found by the Bureau of Statistics to be 2. One against whom there was no official complaint‚ 3. And all the reports on his conduct agree 4. That‚ in the modern sense of an old-fashioned word‚ he was a saint‚ 5. For in everything he did he served the Greater Community. 6. Except for the War till the day he retired 7. He worked in a factory and never got fired‚ 8. But satisfied
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is my Grandfather Clock. It was passed down to me from my Grandmother. I use it and admire it every day. It is definitely a work of art to me. Think of all the work that was put into making a Grandfathers clock. The definition of a Grandfather Clock is a clock in a tall freestanding wooden case‚ driven by weights. Grandfather Clocks have been a part of family legacies including my own for generations. My Grandfather clock is a “Ridgeway”. The Manufacturer is Ridgeway Clocks. They are the oldest
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