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Central tension

Central tension

Auden presents a modern capital whose brilliance depends on inequality, appetite and concealment. The poem's urban images of crowds, bright lights and public entertainment create excitement, while its attention to isolated individuals exposes the loneliness and exploitation beneath that spectacle.

2.2.8 The Capital by W.H. Auden Lesson

  1. IGCSE
  2. /English Literature
  3. /2.2.8 The Capital by W.H. Auden

Step-by-step lessons on CIE IGCSE English Literature 2.2.8 The Capital by W.H. Auden. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the poetry and unseen-text skills before moving on to the longer, comparison-heavy essay questions on the set prose and drama texts.

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