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Funeral Blues
Funeral Blues
W. H. Auden
Funeral Blues
Funeral Blues
4 stanzas x 4 lines each
= 16 lines
The first three stanzas include elements of
everyday life.
The last stanza includes elements of the spirit or
celestial world, indicating a passing of the spirit
from the real world into the celestial world.
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B
B
A
A