Funeral Blues Flashcards
1
Q
Who wrote it?
A
W.H Auden
2
Q
What type is it?
A
Poem
3
Q
What type is the poem and why?
A
Elegy as its a mournful poem for the dead
4
Q
Give quote 1?
A
“Stop all the clocks”
5
Q
Analyse quote 1?
A
He is heartbroken and stopping the ticking of the clock could symbolise his heart. He feels like time has stopped and he can’t carry on, evoking pathos in the reader
