W. H. Auden's poems thinking activity

 Hello readers today have discussed W. H. Auden's poem in this blog.  He was a modern poet who wrote many poems.  Let's discuss some poems.

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W. H. Auden Basic information :

September 1, 1939' original poem

Discussion of  this poem by Dilip Baradsir video

1) Which lines of 'September 1, 1939' you liked the most? Why?

"Analysed all in his book,

The enlightenment driven away",

➡️"Analyzed all in his book,  The enlightenment driven away ", W. H Auden's poem September 1, 1939 I like this line more because this line is woven into everyone's life. Poets present the art in themselves in a unique way. When  only one place at a time.  That it affects, and applies to, not just one person but the whole world. The poem depicts the dictatorships and monarchies that were going on at the time. Hitler attacks without any mercy. Many people die, a fear among the people.  In the current dictatorship, no one can speak against a dictator, who has a good knowledge, who knows a little bit about politics, who could not speak about his monarchy, whether he speaks about dictatorship or against it.  They would have been killed or disappeared. Auden, by the name of Thucydides, said he knew about politics. "What these dictators are doing is wrong. They saw democracy. But these people are bringing monarchy."  He has a lot of b  From the knowledge he gained by reading The Book, he understood that the current politicians are doing what is wrong.  But they could not speak.  Could not go against them.  So Auden states, that is the knowledge gained through books.  The knowledge that lies within oneself is in vain.  Because the work did not come at the right time.  There is knowledge but we cannot apply it in life.  So what does such knowledge mean?  What is the benefit of such acquired knowledge?  So he states that the analysis of all his books read here has gone in vain, without intelligence.  Such knowledge has no meaning.  Such events happen in everyone's life.  Man himself wants to be knowledgeable.  So he acquires knowledge to someone in some way, to someone in some place, he stores knowledge in himself. But he cannot use that knowledge at the right time or he cannot use that knowledge.  So the books he read are completely useless.  Auden wants to say that he is going the other way.

2) What is so special about 'In Memory of W B Yeats'?

'In Memory of W B Yeats' Original poem....

Discussion of this poem by Dilip Baradsir

➡️The death of the one who is born is certain.  This line is running through the mind of every human being.  Because man knows that his own death is bound to come one day.  No one is immortal.  Yes, he can be immortal because of his work.  Many creatures have been born on this earth.  Too many people are living.  A lot of people have died.  But only a few of them have made a name for themselves.  Which people still remember.  Including politicians, poets, literary writers, religion gurus, warriors etc.  When no one knows or remembers the common man.  So we have a skill that causes people to remember us, to remember our work, and to remember our thoughts.  Even after the death of a man, his identity remains and people remember him, he is called a great or special person.  So in W. H. Auden's poem "In Memory of W. B. Yeats" he tells about the life of W. B. Yeats, showing the memories he had after his death, his thoughts.  Auden was impressed by his poetry. And the memories of every writer will always be in the future.  They will always be alive in the form of the works he wrote.  Which Auden is showing here.‘In Memory of W. B. Yeats’ by W. H. Auden (1907-73) was written in 1939, following the death of the Irish poet W. B. Yeats in January of that year.In Memory of W. B. Yeats, by W.H. Auden is a modern poem in its imagery, concept and versification. The poem, as its title indicates, is an elegy written to mourn the death of W.B. Yeats, but it is different from the conventional elegy. Traditionally, in an elegy, all nature is represented as mourning the death, here nature is represented as going on its course indifferent and unaffected.

3) Is there any contemporary relevance of 'Epitaph on a Tyrant'?

 'Epitaph on a Tyrant' original poem...

Discussion of this poem  by Dilip Baradsir Vidmovies.

➡️The tyrant means a cruel and oppressive ruler.Where there is a group there is a ruler.  Such as its ruler in politics, its ruler in religion, its ruler in any caste, its ruler in the congregation.  These rulers take care of the people under them.  They need help.  Such a ruler is known as a good ruler.  But when these same rulers become tyrants, it also becomes difficult for people to live. Such tyrant rulers have been seen in history from the past.  There are such rulers even in the present times.  In which politics, religion, wood everything came.  Individuals in politics are oppressed by their own power.  People in religion persecute in the name of their teachings and faith. We see many such examples in the present times.  Including Ronaldo Trump in politics.  Saints like Ram Rahim, Asharam etc. within the religion.  A lot of films are also made on all such situations.  I will discuss a few of them here.

Gabar is Back  movies.....

In the movie Gabbar Is Back, Akshay Kumar also punishes tyrant employees.  It also punishes such tyrant rulers.  Which represents real society.and like this poem is saying that the tyrant's way is easy for citizens of the nation to understand - it is his way or the highway. The tyrant understands human behavior and motives and knows that striking fear into the heart of the citizenry is an easy way to control them. People often acquiesce when their lives and livelihoods are threatened. Therefore, the tyrant manipulates and controls people by having strict punishment always hanging over them like the sword of Damocles.

The Dictator movie in 2012:

"The Dictator" movie made in 2012 also deals with this poem.  Showing a whimsical type of ruler.  Which depicts modern politicians.  In some countries where there is dictatorship, such politicians make such moves.  Such as Kim Jong-un is a North Korean politician. . So the last line of the poem indicates that when the tyrant makes forceful, and probably illogical and even insane decisions, the populace, including children, suffers horribly. The tyrant's cry is his or her tortured mind, which leads to the tyrant taking action that hurts others.

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