This poem is labeled "The Unknown Citizen" because the way in which W.H. Auden writes his poetry. His description of this "person" are so vague yet describe the every day life of an honest, hard working American. This man has no identity because he is every man who lived in the early to mid 1900s.
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Nice evaluation and response. Sounds relatable.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds interesting. I didn't really like any of his poems but how he wrote "The Unknown Citizen" sounds fun.
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