Disappointed that nobody has responded to Mr Boulter's challenge to recognise the source of the quote on his post a few days ago. I will be particularly upset if no-one can spot where it comes from!
And you should also recognise the quote in the title of this post. Very appropriate, I feel. Auden is quite keen on images of snow and glaciers to represent the chill of human failure, as you'll see.
We've made a good start on Auden. We'll finish looking at 'As I Walked Out' after half term, and move on to others. Meanwhile, through our reading of some introductory poems, you should have become aware of the 'lyric' form and style of much of Auden's poetry, and his use of modernist modes of imagery - often surprising and ambiguous, but also powerful and moving. We have talked a lot about the musical qualities of modernist poetry - the importance of sound - as well as the importance of visual imagery.
Work for half term will be redrafts of your Hamlet coursework
Mr S
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