Victor walked out into the High Street. And his tears came tumbling down. Cried: 'Are you pleased with me, Father?' Cried: 'Father, will she ever be true?' And they answered: 'Not to you.' But...

Poem Victor by Wystan Hugh Auden : Victor was a little baby, Into this world he came; His father took him on his knee and sai...

Victor was only eighteen, But his figures were neat and his margins were straight And his cuffs were always clean. He took a room at the Peveril, A respectable boarding-house; And Time watched Victor day after day As a cat will watch a mouse. The clerks slapped Victor on the shoulder; 'Have you ever had woman?' they said,

Auden's poem Victor embodies the dangerous effects of the suppression of natural instincts & the morbidity of the mind resulting from such repression. This poem is dealt with the theme at psychological level.

Victor came to the forest, Cried: 'Father, will she ever be true?' And the oaks and the beeches shook their heads And they answered: 'Not to you.' Victor came to the meadow Where the wind went sweeping by; Cried: 'O, Father, I love her so', But the wind said: 'She must die.'

Victor walked out into the High Street, He walked to the edge of town: He came to the allotments and the rubbish heap And his tears came tumbling down. Victor looked up at the sunset As he stood there all alone; Cried; 'Are you in Heaven, Father?' But the sky said 'Address not known'.

‘Blessed are the pure in heart.’. And his cuffs were always clean. As a cat will watch a mouse. ‘Come down town with us on Saturday night.’. Victor smiled and shook his head. He’s too mousy to go far.' Of what happened to Jezebel. When she gave herself away. It was the Second of April. And he fell in love with her.

2019年1月14日 · Victor walked out into the High Street, He walked to the edge of town: He came to the allotments and the rubbish heap And his tears came tumbling down. Victor looked up at the sunset As he stood there all alone; Cried; 'Are you in …

The poem is notable for its use of simple language and the repetition of the name "Victor". This sets the meter of the poem and adds to the sense of tragedy, as the repetition of the name emphasizes the protagonist's lack of agency and his inability to escape his fate.

Victor was a little baby, Into this world he came; His father took him on his knee an… 'Don’t dishonour the family name.' Victor looked up at his father