In the poem, the lines “Time will say nothing but I told you so” (line 1) and “If I could tell you I would let you know” (line 3) are the two lines that are repeated throughout the poem. Breaking these lines down, the line “If I could tell you I would let you know” reveals that the author lost someone. Clearly, he wants to tell them something but there’s a force that won't allow it. The line “Time will say nothing but I told you so” reveals that this “force” is actually time. Time is the reason why Auden is currently suffering because it didn’t allow him to say what he wanted to say his dead friend. What this reveals is that no one can control Time. Auden didn’t realize the importance of Time until his friend died. He eventually learns that Time isn’t something that should be ignored like he used to do, but rather something that has to be respected because Time can take whatever it wants from anyone and nothing can stop
In the poem, the lines “Time will say nothing but I told you so” (line 1) and “If I could tell you I would let you know” (line 3) are the two lines that are repeated throughout the poem. Breaking these lines down, the line “If I could tell you I would let you know” reveals that the author lost someone. Clearly, he wants to tell them something but there’s a force that won't allow it. The line “Time will say nothing but I told you so” reveals that this “force” is actually time. Time is the reason why Auden is currently suffering because it didn’t allow him to say what he wanted to say his dead friend. What this reveals is that no one can control Time. Auden didn’t realize the importance of Time until his friend died. He eventually learns that Time isn’t something that should be ignored like he used to do, but rather something that has to be respected because Time can take whatever it wants from anyone and nothing can stop