“Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone” This piece of text is a poem revolved around funeral blues, and the grief people feel when a loved one dies. “Stop all the clocks” was written by W. H. Auden and was first published as “Song IX” FROM “Twelve Songs” printed in England, in 1936. It was reprinted under its present title in “Tell me the truth about love” printed in America 1976. The purpose of the text …showed first 75 words of 983 total…

…showed last 75 words of 983 total…tone, imagery, and concept are very effective in conveying change as they show the after effects of change and how Auden is feeling and coping. The content of the poem, although not about change directly, but instead about the after effects experienced of change experienced re also effective in conveying the concept of change as they also add to the portrayal of how Auden is feeling after a large change in hi life has occurred.