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‘Look, Stranger’ is a brief poem that is focused on a singular goal: illustrating a scene that is as powerful in retrospect as it was in the moment. The speaker appears to be addressing the reader directly, issuing instructions on where to look and what to observe throughout the poem.
- Male
- May 13, 1994
- Poetry Analyst
Look, Stranger. The swaying sound of the sea. A moment on its sheer side. And all the summer through the water saunter. Analysis (ai): This poem encourages the reader to observe the beauty of nature attentively. The island setting and the auditory details of the sea create a sense of tranquility and peace.
Home. Other Modernist Figures. Look, Stranger! by Kenneth Ligda. W.H. Auden’s Look, Stranger! ( 1936) is an extraordinarily transitional work. The second of Auden’s three 1930s poetry collections, it lacks both the precociously distinctive voice that launched Auden to the forefront of his generation with Poems ( 1930) and the embarrassment ...
The poem Look Stranger, reveals that some quester had arrived at his destination without knowing it, and the quest is more psychological than physical. Then our assumption seems quite possible. If we remember Auden's fondness for paradox, it becomes highly probable.
On This Island is a book of poems by W. H. Auden, first published under the title Look, Stranger! in the UK in 1936, then published under Auden's preferred title, On this Island, in the US in 1937. It is also the title of one of the poems in the collection. The book contains thirty-one poems.
- W. H. Auden
- 1936
Look, stranger, on this island now. The leaping light for your delight discovers, Stand stable here. And silent be, That through the channels of the ear. May wander like a river. The swaying sound of the sea. Here at a small field’s ending pause.
Jan 14, 2019 · W. H. Auden. Last updated January 14, 2019. Look, stranger, on this island now The leaping light for your delight discovers, Stand stable here And silent be, That through the channels of the ear May wander like a river.
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