Yeats and Auden on Time and Impermanence
What do the poetic choices in the works of W.B. Yeats and in W.H. Auden’s “Funeral Blues” reveal about each poet’s view of time and impermanence?
A
Yeats cycles historical events to convey a sense of inevitability, while Auden focuses on singular personal loss to emphasize fleeting moments.
B
While Yeats sees time as a cyclical loop, Auden perceives it as a straight linear progression toward finality.
C
Time is presented as stasis and a pause for perpetual mourning according to both Yeats and Auden’s respective workings.
D
Both poets illustrate time as a constant and steady march unaffected by individual experiences.
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