Epitaph of a Tyrant Flashcards

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Body 1: what is shown within the context and medium of Auden’s “Epitaph of a tyrant”?

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The enunciations of the societal ideals of militarism and totalitarianism

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Body 1: what does it openly condemn and criticise (topic sentence)

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tyrant

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Body 1: what does “the poetry he invented was easy to understand” refer ti?

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allusion and reference to paraphernalia and propaganda of tyrannical regimes such as Nazi party

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Body 1: what does “the poetry he invented was easy to understand” connotate?

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his manipulation and deception despite being introduced as an ‘idealistic’ leader where “Perfection, of a kind, was what he was after”.

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Body 1: cliched simile?

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“He knew human folly like the back of his hand”

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Body 1: what does cliche simile imply?

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implies that the tyrant knows his people, but on other hand, represents an image of a dictator smacking down the populace

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Body 1: The colloquial expression of war connotation?

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“armies and fleets”

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Body 1: what does armies and fleets show?

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the power and force dangerous leaders, such as Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini all possessed in order to protect his territory

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Body 1: what does the necessity to control territorial lines lead to?

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to a desire to consolidate personal power, seen in his growing influence of those around him in government

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Body 1: what is human nature?

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to want power over individual lives

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Body 1: what does it act as?

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as a warning and representation of the influence of the totalitarian regimes and their involvement in societal decay and oppression of individuals

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Body 2: what is seen through descriptions of the consequences of tyranny?

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an inherent understanding of people and politics can be seen in the poem

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Body 2: what does Auden comment on satirically and mockingly?

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comments upon the societal values that constitutes a tyrant, signifying the decay of society during the 20th century

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Body 2: juxtaposed hyperbole?

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“When he laughed” and “when he cried”

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Body 2: what does juxtaposed hyperbole show?

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shows dichotomy between influence and oppression, and care people administer towards political figures, as they often subvert their ethics to achieve a position of power

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Body 2: what reveals the extent of power he holds?

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The Tyrant’s ability to manipulate even the most respectable intelligent man of “senators”

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Body 2: tonal shift and metaphor?

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“the little children died in the streets”

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Body 2: what does tonal shift and metaphor demonstrate?

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demonstrates the loss and the reality that the end of every tyrannical totalitarian rule leads to a loss of innocent civilians, the children symbolic of innocence.

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Body 2: what does the poem effectively represent?

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represents the impact abuse of power and position of authority has to the detriment of the public

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Body 2: how is the impact abuse of power and position of authority has to the detriment of the public made?

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through a simplified representation of a tyrant, allowing for a thorough connection to people and politics and the way large scale events and ideals influence individual and public