Poetry of W. H. Auden

In the poems Epitaph on a despot and The Fall of Rome, W. H. Auden reveals the calamitous and corrupt side of politics. through with(predicate) the versatility of poetic styles and explicit routine of vocabulary, Auden is able to reflect them from his thoughts and magisterial on his discrimination towards totalitarianism. His lyrics engraft a deeper meaning into his poems, expressing how he views politic. As the poet states, My deepest feeling somewhat politicians is that they are dangerous lunatics to be avoided when possible and carefully humored; people, to a higher place all, to whom one must(prenominal) neer tell the truth.\nAuden portrays calamities that can be brought to the people resulting from responsibility held in the hands of totalitarianism exploitation careful word choice. In the poem Epitaph of a Tyrant, Auden uses distinct words similar perfection to express the habitual terminus of despots and their political schemes of stretchiness the stage of per fection in a society. Perfection, of a kind, was what he was after / And the poetry he invented was easy to fancy (Auden 1-2). It is loving that the state of perfection and utopia is the single foundation which pushes tyrants further into the passion of more power. From the second tone of the poem, the poetry refers to the mindset, and the ideals of a tyrant that can only be understood by another(prenominal) tyrant. Here Auden tries to inform the readers that to understand someone, he or she must be like him or her. More can be derived from the second line whereas dictators are simple minded with prehensile minds for power. Politics in public is very controversial to be a theme, save Auden had took the theme that everyone agree with what he declared (Salafiyan Gemba), referring to tyranny as an unjust system.\nThe poem similarly characterizes the difference between oppressive and democratic power victimisation the lyrics as a dungeon to further his controversial thoughts on politics. The whole general goal of dic...