Stop all the clocks
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"Stop all the clocks" is a famous elegiac poem by W. H. Auden, widely known for its poignant expression of grief and loss.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elegy
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| addressedTo | unspecified public audience ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Funeral Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | W. H. Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalUse |
quoted in memorial services
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read at funerals ⓘ |
| emotionalFocus | survivor’s perspective ⓘ |
| form | short lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre |
elegy
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lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasLine |
He was my North, my South, my East and West
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I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong ⓘ Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun ⓘ The stars are not wanted now: put out every one ⓘ |
| hasReception |
frequently anthologized
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widely admired for emotional intensity ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
death of a loved one
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total devastation after bereavement ⓘ |
| imagery |
cosmic imagery of stars and sun
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domestic imagery of everyday life halted ⓘ |
| influenced | later elegiac popular poetry ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | evoke intense personal grief ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
hyperbole
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imperative mood ⓘ metaphor ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century poetry ⓘ |
| meter | predominantly iambic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
poignant expression of grief
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popular culture recognition ⓘ use in funerals ⓘ |
| openingLine | Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone ⓘ |
| partOf | W. H. Auden’s poetic oeuvre ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | regular rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| structure | four quatrains ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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grief ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ mourning ⓘ |
| tone |
elegiac
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lamenting ⓘ |
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