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challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
inspiring
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
fast-paced
I've actually no idea what I just read. A lot of death and symbolism???
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Fun read! But my brain hurts
Wasted in the quarentine wasteland, decided to splurge
In some poetics.
T. S. Elliot, a name oft' heard,
"The Wasteland,"
Have you heard?
With a warm coffee in hand,
And thinking cap
Dawned, I began.
Feeling as though I've traversed
All of time
Itself, I return
To a world that seems burned
Into a crisp
Tangle of history.
My brain, now a wasteland itself,
Is satisfied with
My impulsive purchase.
Wasted in the quarentine wasteland, decided to splurge
In some poetics.
T. S. Elliot, a name oft' heard,
"The Wasteland,"
Have you heard?
With a warm coffee in hand,
And thinking cap
Dawned, I began.
Feeling as though I've traversed
All of time
Itself, I return
To a world that seems burned
Into a crisp
Tangle of history.
My brain, now a wasteland itself,
Is satisfied with
My impulsive purchase.
"For you know only a heap of broken images"
Regarded as one of the most important poems of the 20th-century and a central piece of modernist poetry, The Waste Land is a 434-line poem published in 1922. It first appeared in the October issue of "The Criterion", a literary magazine created by T. S. Eliot himself. Shortly after appearing in the magazine, it was published in book form.
When I started to read this poem, my first impression was that this clearly was a modern poem. But, instead of being another run-of-the-mill modern poem, The Waste Land is quintessential modern poetry. From the start is very clear why this poem is considered to be a central piece of 20th-century poetry. Modernist poetry (and Modern literature in general), is a reaction to the previous literary era, Romanticism. Unlike the previous literary era, Modernists believed that it was essential to break with the past, tradition, and culture. As a result, modern poetry developed out of a tradition of lyrical expression. And this poem is the perfect example of that.
The Waste Land is notable for not having a clear poetic structure. Instead, it explores the possibilities of dramatic monologue within poetry. Throughout the poem, there are constants jumps from one voice or image to another without clear delimitation of those shifts to the reader. There's also references from poets like Baudelaire, Dante Alighieri, Shakespeare, Ovid, Homer, etc, and the use of multiple languages (Latin, Greek, Italian, German, French, and Sanskrit). This is what makes this poem quintessential modern poetry.
Overall, I really liked this poem. I think that it's an interesting approach to dramatic monologue within poetry. However, this is a complex text. Besides the use of multiple languages, the poem is full of dark imagery that relates to themes of death and the Christian concept of rebirth, disillusionment and despair, the connection between lust and sex, the destructive power of love, and the repetitive cycle of History. Because of these themes and the structure, the tone tends to shift a lot, something that works within the context of the poem.
As I said, I really liked this poem. However, this isn't something that I would recommend to start Eliot's poetry, but if you are already familiar with the author's style and modern poetry, then I fully recommend this. It's the perfect example of quintessential modern poetry.
Regarded as one of the most important poems of the 20th-century and a central piece of modernist poetry, The Waste Land is a 434-line poem published in 1922. It first appeared in the October issue of "The Criterion", a literary magazine created by T. S. Eliot himself. Shortly after appearing in the magazine, it was published in book form.
When I started to read this poem, my first impression was that this clearly was a modern poem. But, instead of being another run-of-the-mill modern poem, The Waste Land is quintessential modern poetry. From the start is very clear why this poem is considered to be a central piece of 20th-century poetry. Modernist poetry (and Modern literature in general), is a reaction to the previous literary era, Romanticism. Unlike the previous literary era, Modernists believed that it was essential to break with the past, tradition, and culture. As a result, modern poetry developed out of a tradition of lyrical expression. And this poem is the perfect example of that.
The Waste Land is notable for not having a clear poetic structure. Instead, it explores the possibilities of dramatic monologue within poetry. Throughout the poem, there are constants jumps from one voice or image to another without clear delimitation of those shifts to the reader. There's also references from poets like Baudelaire, Dante Alighieri, Shakespeare, Ovid, Homer, etc, and the use of multiple languages (Latin, Greek, Italian, German, French, and Sanskrit). This is what makes this poem quintessential modern poetry.
Overall, I really liked this poem. I think that it's an interesting approach to dramatic monologue within poetry. However, this is a complex text. Besides the use of multiple languages, the poem is full of dark imagery that relates to themes of death and the Christian concept of rebirth, disillusionment and despair, the connection between lust and sex, the destructive power of love, and the repetitive cycle of History. Because of these themes and the structure, the tone tends to shift a lot, something that works within the context of the poem.
As I said, I really liked this poem. However, this isn't something that I would recommend to start Eliot's poetry, but if you are already familiar with the author's style and modern poetry, then I fully recommend this. It's the perfect example of quintessential modern poetry.