1. “Taller To-day, We Remember Similar Evenings” Written by W. H. Auden
Alexxus Hart & Kaleigh Lewis B3

2. Thesis Statement
In “Taller To-day, We Remember Similar Evenings”, Auden highlights the past and how even though it can be treacherous, it often elapses developing different life paths.

3. A
1. “Taller To-day, We Remember SImilar Evenings” (1)
Reminiscing in the past
“Taller” →People change
“Remember” → You’re able to go back in time mentally paint pictures of the past
Memories are forever whether they are good or bad
2. “One staring too long, went blind in a tower” (9)
People grow up → Age affects the life lived
Loss of their innocence → They lose sight of what was going on and get caught up focusing on what could be and with that they lose sight of what was important.
Sense 1. Speaker 2.Tone

4. Sense Continued 1. Repetition 2. Mood
1. “Nights come bringing the snow” (11) “...far from the glacier” (3)
The past
“Nights” is equivalent to darkness
“Cold” a bitter feeling
The two represent the past and how grim it was, but is used to show growth from the past to the present at the end of the poem.
2. “Taller to-day we remember similar evenings” (1) “But happy now, though no nearer each other” (11)
The mood reflects in the present time of the poem
Correlates warmth and scenery to pureness, joy K
Sense Continued
1. Repetition
2. Mood

5. Senses 1. Symbolism 2. Imagery
1. “On lonely roads” (14)
Sometime people are affected by change in a way you would have never thought of
Coming of age → Isolation
Roads can fit many people and often help people gather a sense of direction.
In this case the road is barren and walked alone
2. “We see farms lighted all along the valley” (16)
Appeals to human emotion → connects back to symbolism
Even though they had to walk the road alone their neighborhood still lives in unison→ not obvious
Senses
1. Symbolism 2. Imagery

6. Senses Continued 1. Imagery 2. Symbolism
1. “Walking together in the windless orchard Where the brook runs over the gravel, far from the glacier” ( 2-3) “Again in the room with the sofa hiding the gate, Look down to the river when the rain is over” (4-5) “Nights come bringing the snow, and the dead howl” (11) “We see the farms lighted all along the valley..And men go home” (16, 18) “Noises at dawn will bring Freedom for some, but not this peace” (19-20)
Compares the strongest emotions to weather/scenery
Cold/Bleak conditions= somber memories/moments
Warm/effusive conditions= positive moments
Due to how it is written, it shows progression--showing have changed for the “characters” within this poem
2. “Taller to-day, we remember things” (1) “Nights come bringing the snow and dead howl” (11)
Uses periods of times to represent the Past, Present and Future
“Today” represents neutrality--where you’re able to reflect on the past and future
“The Night” represents the past and darkness
“Dawn” represents the future and better days
Senses Continued
1. Imagery 2. Symbolism

7. Style 1. Personification
1. “It is seen how excellent hands have turned to commonness” (8)
Hands= the most hard working part of the body
Shows the growth of the community
They were once children whose one job was to explore and remain innocent
Now they all share the same hard labour (have turned to “commonness”)
Commonness: belonging equally to, or shared alike by two or more or all in question
Style
1. Personification

8. Structure 1. Stanza Division 2. End Stopped
The whole poem
Between all stanzas there are breaks
They’re specifically placed between to show the differences of the characters and their progression
2. “But happy now, though no nearer each other, We see the farms lighted all along the valley; Down at the mill-shed the hammering stops And men go home” (15-18) Stanza 5
There’s a short story in both of these stanzas, about their current life
The ending of both wraps up what specifically is happening to them
Structure
1. Stanza Division
2. End Stopped

9. Sound 1. Onomatopoeia 1. “... dead howl” (11)
Past and present affect the future → multiple outcomes
Howls are normally loud
You’re aware of the noise because neighborhoods are normally social
A dead howl showcases that changes goes unnoticed and eventually life goes silent because eventually you’re left alone
Circle of life → born, grow & you die
Sound
1. Onomatopoeia

10. Conclusion: Restate thesis
The past and present are used to determine what courses the future holds for a specific person
Without change and the coming of age you’re not really living