Particularize Epithetical Books The shield of Achilles
Title | : | The shield of Achilles |
Author | : | W. H Auden |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 80 pages |
Published | : | by Faber |
Categories | : | Poetry |
W. H Auden
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The Unknown CitizenW. H. Auden
He was married and added five children to the population,
Which our Eugenist says was the right number for a parent of his generation.
And our teachers report that he never interfered with their education.
Was he free? Was he happy? The question is absurd:
Had anything been wrong, we should certainly have heard.
W.H.Auden's poem is full of irony. Unknown Citizen is the one who doesn't draw any attention and lives a normal life. After so many years of being at war, he describes the absurdity and the obscurity of war in such a witty, grotesque tone.
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