William Butler Yeats On June 13‚ 1865 the erie town of Sandymount‚ Ireland welcomed William Butler Yeats‚ who later becomes a legend in modern English literature. In 1867 his family moved to London‚ but he frequently visited his grandparents in Northern Ireland. There he was immensely influenced by the folklore of the region. Eventually in 1881 his family returned to Dublin. There Yeats studied at the Metropolitan School of Art‚ getting increasingly more focused on literature‚ and later evolving
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Critical Study of Texts: Poetry – T.S Eliot Task: “What Will Continue To Make Eliot’s Poetry Worthy Of Critical Study?” Referring to two poems‚ defend the question through a critical evaluation of Eliot’s poetry‚ analysing the construction‚ content and language Modernism is a literary movement that emerged in the early 20th century in response to social reforms‚ developments in psychology and anthropology‚ and the rapid industrialisation and mechanisation of society. There is a strong connection
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car visible was the dust covered wreck of a ford” Fitzgerald portrays the imagery of an old‚ decaying car‚ which is a symbol of Wilson himself. This can be compared with the renowned poem by T.S. Eliot “The Hollow Men” as he illustrates “Shape without form‚ shade without colour‚ paralysed force” here Eliot is illustrating how the men
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Discuss the structure and the major themes of T.S.Eliot’s poem “The Waste Land” “The Waste Land” (1922) is one of the most outstanding poems of the 20th century written by the great master Thomas Stearns Eliot. The poem expresses with great power the devastation‚ decay‚ futility and despair of the civilization after World War I. In this essay I would like to comment upon the structure as well as the prevalent themes elaborated in the poem. The main themes of “The Waste Land” are
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“The importance of Modernism was in its ability to unite the masses by illuminating common feelings of disillusionment and rebellion through artistic forms.” Argue with reference to two poems of T.S Eliot and one additional text of you choosing. Rebellion and Disillusionment were fundamental feelings expressed by Western society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They came about as a result of a myriad of factors including; industrialisation‚ urbanisation‚ technological advances‚ militaristic
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his self-doubt and insecurities to the reader because he believes the reader will not speak of it to anyone else. Also‚ the prologue paints the image of Prufrock isolated in a personal hell not unlike a person stuck in the fiery depths of hell. Eliot uses different techniques to display Prufrock’s true character and thoughts. The repetition of questions displays Prufrock’s insecurities‚ uncertainties‚ and indecisiveness. He repeats "Do I dare?" several times and says‚ "Do I dare/ Disturb the universe
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life and has decidedly painted a dreadfully bleak picture of the human existence. This is noted in lines 3 through 5 where he uses words like perpetual’ and recurrence.’ From the numerous capitalizations and mentions of God‚ We’re almost sure that Eliot was a spiritual man and that he was very disappointed in the failing path that humans have chosen. Through determined capitalization leading to implied spirituality‚ the author contrasted life and living. He thinks that through everyday living‚ mankind
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Question: Write a short note on Modernism with special reference to Literature Almost every generation of society has a habit of reacting against the past by declaring itself “modern.” This quarrel between the Ancients and the Moderns is a cyclical phenomenon. Modernism was a similar trend that spanned all of the arts and even spilled into politics and philosophy during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Anyone who looks at the evolution of western culture must note a distinct change
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Poem Summary Lines 1-6 This epigraph is taken from Dante’s Divine Comedy. It reads: “If I thought my answer were to one who could ever return to the world‚ this flame would move no more; but since no one has ever returned alive from this depth‚ if what I hear be true‚ without fear of infamy I answer you.” The words are spoken by a lost soul‚ damned to Hell for the attempt to buy absolution in advance of committing a crime. This correlates with Prufrock’s need to know the answer to the question
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anxieties can prevent them from accomplishing their aspirations and goals‚ and that is where the paralysis to the modern world lies because even the most insignificant actions are affected. In the poem‚ “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot‚ Prufrock’s anxieties clearly affect him in the way in which he lives his life. Prufrock experiences paralysis to the industrial world he lives in‚ and as a result he has trouble with truly enjoying the smallest gestures of life itself.
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