"The provinces of his body revolted, / The squares of his mind were empty, / Silence invaded the suburbs, / The current of his feeling failed; he became his admirers."

— Auden, W. H. (1907-1973)

Author

Auden, W. H. (1907-1973)

Work Title

In Memory of W. B. Yeats [from Another Time]

Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Random House
Date
1940
Metaphor
"The provinces of his body revolted, / The squares of his mind were empty, / Silence invaded the suburbs, / The current of his feeling failed; he became his admirers."
Metaphor in Context
But for him it was his last afternoon as himself,
An afternoon of nurses and rumours;
The provinces of his body revolted,
The squares of his mind were empty,
Silence invaded the suburbs,
The current of his feeling failed; he became his admirers.
(ll. 12-17)
Categories
Government::Revolt Architecture::Squares Architecture::Suburbs Uncategorized::Current
Provenance
Reading
Citation
W. H. Auden, Another Time (New York: Random House, 1940). <Link to Poets.org>
Date of Entry
05/19/2011

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.