Thursday, October 22, 2009

Epitaph On A Tyrant

Auden
10.23.09

This poem was short but packed. It describes a very influencing figure of his time. The last few lines are the strongest part, where Auden claims that when this tyrant laughs senators do too, but when he cries, babies cry on the street. There is nothing more vulgar than the death of a baby-- especially on the street.

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