While reading W.H. Auden's "In Memory of W. B. Yeats," I couldn't help but notice key elements that prove the poem is as much about current conditions surrounding the globe as it is about Yeats' death. It is also worth noticing that Auden provides the reader with clues to what he believes is important to think about by using colons and commas for quick pauses. In its entirety, the poem is seemingly simple yet complex. It is not too abstract where it is difficult for the reader to follow, however, to grasp the work and understand its meaning line by line seems nearly impossible.
I really wish I knew more about Auden and his work in order to provide a better analysis on this reading. I found the poem challenging. Also, I did not care for the rhyming in the third section, mainly because I felt it was not cohesive to the rest of the poem.
Just a thought:
I wonder what Yeats would say about the construction and delivery of Auden's poem in honor of him.
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