Judgement‚ T S Eliot was a sensitive soul‚ who was easily overwhelmed and as a result continually suffered through his life‚ an understanding that is strongly supported by writer Jeanette Winterson. This notion is exemplified by the pessimistic connotations of two of Eliot’s poems‚ ‘The Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock’ and ‘Preludes’. Winterson too describes Eliot as a man with sensitive soul‚ one whom is easily overwhelmed whom continually suffered. This closely relates to the understanding that Eliot was
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Zhao 1 James Zhao Mrs. Wallin AP English 2/25/13 The Adoption of Modernism in T S Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” Modernism first emerged in America as a brand new type of literature in the early years of twentieth century. After the First World War and the Great Depression‚ Western world was looking for a kind of life different from traditional one‚ easier‚ faster‚ more technological‚ and more convenient. Fortunately‚ modernist movement came into sight by then and answered all
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industrial society and challenging traditional cultural customs. T.S Eliot has been one of the most daring innovators of twentieth-century poetry‚ and believed that poetry should aim at a representation of the complexities of modern civilization. His poem ‘Preludes’ looks at the decay of the city as a result of ritual‚ futility and the effects of technological advancement through Eliot’s harsh description of the city and its people. Eliot effectively distinguishes his thoughts of the modernist era‚ instantly
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Eliot‚ T. S.‚ in full THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT (b. Sept. 26‚ 1888‚ St. Louis‚ Mo.‚ U.S. – d. Jan. 4‚ 1965‚ London‚ Eng.)‚ American-English poet‚ playwright‚ literary critic‚ and editor‚ a leader of the modernist movement in poetry in such works as The Waste Land (1922) and Four Quartets (1943). Eliot exercised a strong influence on Anglo-American culture from the 1920s until late in the century. His experiments in diction‚ style‚ and versification revitalized English poetry‚ and in a series of critical
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It is no secret how Robert Frost feels about walls after reading his poem “Mending Wall”. To say that Frost admired and favored walls would be a lie. On the contrary‚ based on his poem it is apparent that he would prefer there be no walls present. I was led to ask myself‚ what type of wall is Frost referring to? It is not merely a physical wall made of stone‚ but a barrier that people place among each other to create an illusion of separation and protection. The style of the poem makes it simple
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Mending Wall ~by Robert Frost Something there is that doesn’t love a wall‚ That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it‚ And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work of hunters is another thing: I have come after them and made repair Where they have left not one stone on a stone‚ But they would have the rabbit out of hiding‚ To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean‚ No one has seen them made or heard them made‚ But at spring mending-time
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Oral Presentation – Mending Walls The persona’s further description creates an imagery that illustrates how hard it is to maintain and balance the barrier. It reads‚ “We have to use a spell to make them (the boulders) balance‚ stay where you are until our backs are turned.” The spell‚ again cannot be true in the real world‚ shows that they need to use imaginary power to maintain balances‚ since the nature of the “boulder”‚ “balls” and “loaves”‚ or in the metaphorical terms‚ the barriers between
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Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall‚” through its depiction of neighbors coming together to build a wall between each other out of tradition‚ suggests that though there may be hope for progressive thinking‚ Americans generally possess unoriginal views and act in opposition to fundamental patterns of nature. While the neighbor blindly follows tradition and justifies the wall-building with clichéd phrases‚ the speaker is portrayed as dynamic regarding his stance on the concept of wall-building. Frost depicts
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Robert Frost’s poetry is always simple and direct‚ yet strangely deep. Everyone can read into his poem but with different kind of expression. Frost has been discovering the world. He likes to explore relationships between individuals and between people and nature. One of his famous poems‚ ’Mending Wall’‚ reveals his feelings and ideas about community‚ life and imagination. In New Hampshire‚ where Frost’s house was‚ there was a stonewall. This stonewall was the inspiration for the poem "Mending Wall"
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The wall is more than just a lawn decoration‚ but rather a symbol of separation‚ and division between two neighbors. From the first few lines in the poem Mending Walls by Robert Frost‚ you will gather a sense of mistrust or even isolation and separation. Frost starts the poem with two neighbors meet up as a yearly tradition to mend their broken wall. Robert never quite understood the need for such wall. But the neighbor insists a good wall makes a great neighbor. But Robert could not disagree more
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