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Which of the following images is NOT part of W.H. Auden’s poem “In Memory of W.B. Yeats”?
1. Mercury sinking in the mouth of the dying day
2. Wolves running through evergreen forests
3. Silence invading the suburbs
4. Memory scattering like the beads
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W.H. Auden’s poem "In Memory of W.B. Yeats" is a tribute to the great Irish poet William Butler Yeats, who passed away on January 28, 1939.
The poem, written in 1939, is one of Auden's most famous elegies and is celebrated for its meditation on the role of poetry and the poet in times of political and social upheaval.
"In Memory of W.B. Yeats" is a profound and multi-layered work that serves both as a tribute to Yeats and a reflection on the nature of poetry itself. Auden’s nuanced and often ambivalent stance toward the power of poetry highlights its enduring significance and the complex relationship between the poet and society.
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