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Essay Archive - Analysis of WH Auden's Poem: Eternal Love
Analysis of WH Auden's Poem: Eternal Love
W.H. Auden's poem about the contrast between "eternal love" and the
impersonal march of time shows the irrationality of people in love, and the
blind, callous nature of time, through the use of language and imagery.
The lover's attitude is one of pleasant optimism. He is filled
with poetic thoughts, and given to metaphor, such as his view of the crowds
as fields of wheat. He sees love as an eternal, ever-lasting phenomenon,
immune to the ravages of time. The author's use of poetic la....
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