作者:alice pagnoni 1 年以前
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Refugee Bues
A poem highlights the plight of refugees, particularly Jewish people fleeing Germany before World War II. The city is bustling yet feels empty to them as they are homeless and can't return to their homeland.
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Refugee Bues By Whystan Hugh Auden Going trought the two war criticize them Exponent of literature of commitment Publish in 1939 (before war world 2) Cricisism against Hitler, also to English people that aren't welcoming Strong political message still relevent today Refugee Juice wore excaping from Germany Arriving to England 1st Stanza: city full of people but they are homeless 2nd Stanza: They can't go back (Germany)
11th-12th Stanza: Huge building where there woren't a space for them 9th-10th Stanza: Nature has a kind of freedom that they as human beang, haven't 8th Stanza: Cats and dogs wore treated better then them ( German jews)
7th Stanza: He compares Hitler hungry speaking with a thunder (methaphor)
6th Stanza: In a public meeting they told that Juish are gonna still our daily bread ( cristian paradox ) 5th Stanza: Government said to come back next year 4th Stanza: For the government are death but they are still alive 3rd Stanza: Comparison: Nature (blooming every year) and old passport Theams: Discrimination and antisemitism Nature and humanity Characteristics Each stanza repetition in the last tercet Rime shime: regular AAB
Twelve Tercez Contrasting Images: Stanza 9th-10th: Freedom of nature- Persecution Line 22: Animal- Human; Love-Hostility Line 11-12: Officially dead- still alive Line 2: Maison-holes Blues kind of music that express sadness Bluse: for the sound