There are many different feelings surrounding the subject of death, specifically how one deals with the loss of a loved one. The death of someone close to you, especially a spouse or significant other, can be very hard to deal with. Some people can handle it better than others. Some might feel as though life cannot go on, while others may feel as though they have to move on so that they can try to be happy and not worry over their loss until they too pass away. The poem by Auden expresses the idea that everything stops after a loved one dies, while Rossetti's poem expresses the need to move on after someone dies. Each poem uses different methods to convey its message.
Auden's poem is an elegy, (a poem told at a funeral), and he
Auden's poem is an elegy, (a poem told at a funeral), and he