voives of the commuters, self conscious voice or voice of the prophetic, first person narrator auden personal pronoun i
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voices of the commuters
used to mock average man who makes empty promises mocking the tradition of love. moral messages from njinsky and diaghilev.
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fist person narrator
use of personal pronoun i ''sit in one of the dives'' reveals his sexuality at such a crucial moment in time. also personal issues about truth ''aa i have is a vouce'' the feeling of tone and discontent with the world.
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setting and time
place in the title 1939 putting auden out of place as he should be in his country but his discontent made him move to america.
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strong european context
there are contorverias topics discussed such as what occured at linz', this is the psychanalytical process seen as unpatriotic.
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america precisely a dive on fifty second street
there are several references to america such as imperialisms face, my be referring to splendid isolation in which they became divided and isolated. indirectly the poem came to prominence after the attacks of 911
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this allows us to see him as a prophet the same moral is used now, ''what all school children learn to those whom evil is done do evil in return''
the human race is in conflict with its morality.
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form
the poem is written in free verse to sugeest that the world is free to be the way it likes and it is us that have to change it. there is no irony of the ballad use and the poem does not follow any rhyme sheme but rather holds a moral intrinsic value.
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structure it is now visisble
auden constructs the poem of 9 stanzas with each stanza containing 11 lines which also adds to the events of 9/11 this is wat critics have said. the long irregular lines reinforce the irregular pattern of thought. manipulating the reader think
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narrative perspective
the poem is taught by auden it is his apathy to tragedy.audens monologue. allegorical as to tell us how man is immune to tragedy. wher in fact the role is subverted and man is the one who is apatehetic to tragedy.
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narrative perspective 2
to an extent the poem could be intraspective as he expresses discontent to mankind how they are the ones who are apathetic. ''everything turns away quite leisurelyfrom the disaster.
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narrative perspective 3
admiration of the ld time the oldmasters someone who auden looks up to mysterious prophetic figures.
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Card 2
Front
used to mock average man who makes empty promises mocking the tradition of love. moral messages from njinsky and diaghilev.
Back
voices of the commuters
Card 3
Front
use of personal pronoun i ''sit in one of the dives'' reveals his sexuality at such a crucial moment in time. also personal issues about truth ''aa i have is a vouce'' the feeling of tone and discontent with the world.
Back
Card 4
Front
place in the title 1939 putting auden out of place as he should be in his country but his discontent made him move to america.
Back
Card 5
Front
there are contorverias topics discussed such as what occured at linz', this is the psychanalytical process seen as unpatriotic.
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