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QUESTION by WYSTAN HUGH AUDEN

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: TO ASK THE HARD QUESTION IS SIMPLE
Last Line: FOR LOVER RECOVER %WHAT HAS BEEN DARK AND RICH AND WARM ALL OVER?

Poem Sources:

THE OXFORD ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH POETRY; VOL. 2, BLAKE TO HEANEY.
  WAIN, JOHN (COMP. & ED.)
  (1986)
 
COLLECTED POEMS. EDITED BY EDWARD MENDELSON.
  AUDEN, WYSTAN HUGH
  (1976)
 



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