Question

What does each stanza in "Auspex" show?

Answer 1

Answer:

Auspex has a very clear message that is transmitted through the use of metaphors.

Explanation:

Stanza 1:

The poet is sharing feelings that he can not bear, by saying he cannot still it. Following by the introduction of the metaphor of the song-birds. This metaphor can signify multiple things such as:

• A child leaving their parents house.
• The death of a child.
• A good time long gone

Song-birds leave like kids leave their parents nest when they start their own lives, leaving the parent with a dreadful sorrow. If in the other case it showcases death, it is saying how parting with this child is causing him pain and he will have to find a way to fill the void, the emptiness of death and distance. In the last case the Song-birds represent a good time, now shattered by darker events that aggravate our poet.

Stanza 2:

This stanza is portraying the feeling of loneliness expressed by the poet due to the Song-birds leaving. It also mentions that they are eager or impatient to leave, so much like children once they grow up are hopeful, willing to start their own lives and desiring independence from their parents, even at the sake of their loneliness.

Stanza 3:

This stanza shows how people should value small things in life, the little moments with one another that keep in our memories, as we don't know until when the good moments will last. It might also be considered that the song-bird is there one moment and the next gone, and it is followed by a reference to Fall. Commonly, kids start school in the Fall, showcases how the kid has left the nest empty and the leaves of Fall come down to cover the poet/parents and their emotions.  

Answer 2

Each stanza in "Auspex" shows the different stages of a natural process.