Auden type (b) question

 

Choose one of the following Auden type (b) questions discussed in class and answer it:

1. How far would you agree with the view that the relationships in Auden’s poetry are far from happy?

2. How important is time in Auden’s poetry?

3. How far do you agree with the view that Auden’s poems always leave the reader with a disturbing sense of uncertainty?

4. How do you respond to the view that Auden’s poems are too obscure to be enjoyable?

5. How far do you think that Auden’s poems are dominated by death?

6. To what extent do you agree that Auden’s poetry is largely about human suffering?

7. How far do you agree that Auden’s narratives are always very different from each other?

8. To what extent do you think that Auden’s poems are more pessimistic than optimistic?

 To be handed in on Tuesday 12 March.