1. Love in the Poems of W.H. Auden
This commentary essay on the language of love will focus on what the speaker sets out to achieve in the poem and how he accomplishes this. ... The introductory part of the spoken lullaby focuses on mere humanity, mortality and time; what makes people human: "Human on my faithless arm" (line 2). ... This "hermit" (loner/recluse) is awakened by the idea of bringing out a "carnal ecstasy," symbolic of an intense bodily experience. ... These lines imply that one must obey to what the tarot cards foretells; they predict death and there is nothing to be done that can change ...
- Word Count: 1813
- Approx Pages: 7
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School