WWII Poem Analysis Flashcards

1
Q

Who wrote September 1, 1939?

A

WH Auden

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2
Q

I sit at one of the dives…

A

A bar

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3
Q

Of a low dishonest decade…

A

Great Depression

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4
Q

From Luther until now…

A

Led the Protestant reformation and was from Germany

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5
Q

Find out what occurred at Linz..

A

Austrian town where Hitler was born

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6
Q

A psychopathic god…

A

Hitler

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7
Q

Those to whom evil is done…

A

Versailles, WWII is the revenge

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8
Q

Exiled Thucydides knew

A

Philosopher with Democracy beliefs

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9
Q

The enlightenment driven away…

A

Changing the government, democracy is the answer

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10
Q

We must suffer them all again…

A

Back at war again

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11
Q

Into this neutral air…

A

US is neutral at the time

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12
Q

Where blind skyscrapers use

A

City, what we can achieve

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13
Q

Out of mirror they stare…

A

Hitler,, Mussolini, Hirohito are villains

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14
Q

Cling to their average day…

A

routine day

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15
Q

To make this fort assume…

A

The bar he is at

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16
Q

The furniture of home…

A

US protected well from violence of the war so far

17
Q

Craves what it cannot have…

A

We want universal love, peace, and prosperity

18
Q

The defense commuters come…

A

coming to work

19
Q

Repeating their morning vow…

A

Routinely going to work

20
Q

To resume their compulsory game:

Who can release them now, who can reach the deaf, who can speak for the dumb?

A

Who will help the people who need it? We are too worried about ourselves, we wonder if we will reach out.

21
Q

All I have is a voice…

A

As a poet, all he can do is write

22
Q

Of the sensual man-in-the-street…

A

What are people saying about the war

23
Q

Eros

A

Greek god of depression

24
Q

Whose buildings grope the sky: there is no such thing as the state…

A

None of our business, were neutral, not attacked yet

25
Q

And no one exists alone; hunger allows no choice to the citizens or police, we must love one another or die.

A

Humanity binds us together no matter what, we are all in equality in our country, no discrimination, to love means no choice but to care.

26
Q

Beleaguered by the same negotiation and despair, showing an affirming flame…

A

We need to be involved, it is our problem, we should be doing something, it is our war.