• When we read poems we hear a distinctive voice that influences our response. Discuss in relation to the poetry of T.S. Eliot.

     

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Published: 06.07.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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When we read poems we hear a distinctive voice that influences our response. Discuss in relation to the poetry of T.S. Eliot.
T.S. Eliot uses poetry as a way of conveying his thoughts, concerns and criticisms about society. When we read Eliot's poetry, we hear a distinctive voice which influences the way we read and what we gain from the poem. Looking comparatively at 'Preludes', written in 1917 and "The Hollow Men," 1927, through the different personas and interior monologues that Eliot uses, the reader may understand common themes throughout his works that are conveyed in these two poe…

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