Evaluation of "Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone"

In W. H. Auden's poem "Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone", there is a description of a woman mourning her husbands death. There are four stages of the poem. The first is silence, the second is respect, the third is the meaning of this person, and the fourth is the impact of the death. It has a very somber and silent tone. She wants respect to be shown with silence by stating "Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone"(Auden l. 2). The whole second stanza in this poem is dedicated to respect. She states "Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come" because she wants the procession to commence, so she can put the grief behind(Auden l. 4). The third stanza tells of how he meant everything to her. The third stanza uses contrast and comparison to show that it was no small impact. It was like investing a whole life savings into a stock, just to see it crash. It was like the end of the world, because "nothing now can ever come to any good"(Auden l. 16). It is a very sad poem because it shows only hopelessness.