The Fall Of Rome

In the poem, "The Fall of Rome" by W.H. Auden, the narrator describes the Fall of Rome. The poem "The Fall of Rome" is great in complexity and has many details that describe many things. W.H. Auden states so much about the Fall of Rome, pertaining to waves, rain, caves, the Marines, Cato, moss, and so much more. He relates to listeners learning about the Fall of Rome, giving an inspiring tone. Little do we know, these small details mean something. They mean something to the actual Fall of Rome, but it's hard to point out. The theme of the poem is stated mostly direct, but is referring to a theme of nature, items, and details. These details are referring back to true events of the Fall of Rome, but are explained in a unique diction; a unique choice of words that really do mean something. These words relate to the actions, struggles, and thoughts of what is happening. The "Fall of Rome" has an urgency of an image; an image that relates to a metaphor for the world we live in today. The poem contradicts our minds too, it gives its audience sense of thought on what the true topic is. The "Fall of Rome" poem presents history in a modern meaning. It relates to the events, even the struggles we have and face in our world today. The people and things …show more content…
Each stanza presents the events of the "epic" fall. The first stanza represents the destruction of Roman lands by stating the pummeled waves, lonely fields, and the abandoned transportation trains. In the second stanza we are talking about economic struggles the fall has brought; absconding tax defaulters, sewers of towns, and agents of pursue. In the third stanza we are talking about Caesar, a great Roman general during this yet again, "epic" time. The literati keeps Caesar, but Caesar, as an imaginary friend, does not really know who he, himself really is during this "fall". He finds it hard to depict his own