In stanzas one and two, the speaker makes a number of urgent requests. Why does he make these requests? in the poem 'Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone' by A.W. Auden

Answer 1

The speaker is grieving over the loss of a loved one and is asking for the world to stop and acknowledge their pain. The urgency of the requests reflects the speaker's overwhelming sense of loss and the need for the world to recognize the significance of their loss. The speaker is asking for an outward display of mourning to match their inner turmoil and grief.