... One of Auden’s most famous poems about politics and society is “The Unknown Citizen. ... Auden’s “The Unknown Citizen” is a rhyming poem that disagrees with government control over average citizens. ... Auden 1-2)Many poetic devices are used in “The Unknown Citizen”. ... Hyperbole is used throughout “The Unknown Citizen”. In lines four and five Auden exaggerates the character to be a saint when he is just an average citizen. ... “The Unknown Citizen” contains many metaphors. ... “The Unknown Citizen” is very unusual and chaotic with its rhyming and rhyme scheme. ... Many of Auden’s poems, including “The Unknown Citizen”, have been some of the most influential poems of the twentieth century. ... “The Unknown Citizen” possesses many situations of irony. Many facts are given about the character, yet he still is unknown. Instead of being commended for being a magnificent example of a citizen, no one will remember him. ... “The Unknown Citizen” hints around ideas of social conformity. ... Auden might have hinted that “The Unknown Citizen” was a poem about an average citizen living in a Communist government (Deane, Patrick 4-5). ... “The Unknown Citizen” shows his views on politics when he first started out writing poetry. His ideas about government control over the average citizen stem from our history, and lead up to and surpass the cold war.
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