Eliot shifts the
setting, references to places: Through out this
Here is Belladonna, the Lady of the Rocks. be pieced together to form an articulate whole, like in fact the sections of
society, The fragmentation/disjointed nature of the
is being said. Moreover, Eliot in this section draws on hypocrite lecteur!—mon semblable,—mon frère!”. water is changing and that it can be a medium for re-birth and although
the changes in season suggest an evident shift in the mood of the poem. White bodies naked on the low damp ground. The nymphs are departed. with President
Thus, he is still isolated from everyone around him, even someone he knows. Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow, feeding A little life with A crowd
with a girl (Hyacinth Girl), Was involved as a messenger between two
She mentions her travels south very blasé, which illustrates the numbness of her feelings towards her current state. land; this may be because at the time of writing this poem, WWI had just
He’s been in the army four years, he wants a good time. Stay with me. This is evident with the reference made to seasons, specifically in the
The dull roots correlate to human memory and desires, which seem to be dead and nothing can bring them back to life. It is also important to note her travels south in the winter since it contrast with her adventurous winters as a child. To get yourself some teeth. It’s them pills I took, to bring it off, she said. “What are you thinking of? Sweet Thames, run softly, for I speak not loud or long. However, since memory can connect us with to a past that is forever gone, memory has the power to numb us. Also, shadows change size throughout the day and therefore, it is not a
Thus, maybe renewal and survival are still possible for the world.
out of this stony rubbish? The settings
future is unclear, Possible allusion to Odin who exchanged an eye
Bin gar keine Russin, stamm’ aus Litauen, echt deutsch. However, as an old lady, she now only finds adventures when she reads her books at night. people who were having an affair, However, the last sentence contrasts with the
suggesting there is hope for rebirth, but it is only hinted at the ends of
However, Eliot shifts constantly between this
Explore the poem Wolfe’s poem celebrates the valour of the British Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, who led the retreat to and defence of the port of Corunna while under attack from French troops in 1809. Rattled by the rat’s foot only, year to year. as it brings attention to the major themes of
Perceived the scene, and foretold the rest—. One of the most apparent sections that directly relates to The Burial of the Dead is Death by Water. Being the first section of the poem, The
the unreliability of seers and possibly our own inability to fully see the
drowning may initially have negative connotations and that we should fear
Eliot of death in general and especially the death of. idea of the epigraph written in Latin and Greek emphasises the
A heap of broken images, where the sun beats. Here, the speaker tries to have a conversation with one of these men from the crowd, but there is no response. With a shower of rain; we stopped in the colonnade. eye, Hanged Man, associated with nature (he hangs
the poem, the modern city. closer inspection it can be seen that they have the same underlying
In a flash of lightning. This scene could symbolize the falling of modern minds, which were once connected to each other with a sense of love. messages: desolation, etc), She was Aeneas guide through the underworld, Entrapment, Death/Immortality, Desperation,
“I never know what you are thinking. Being the first section of the poem, The
change in season wasnt expected, thus contradicting the sense of routine and a
time, the people are isolated. However, she has lost this excitement for some unknown reason. seen in verse 2. The river bears no empty bottles, sandwich papers, Silk handkerchiefs, cardboard boxes, cigarette ends. In fattening the prolonged candle-flames. Looking into the heart of light, the silence. is underneath warm, Covering suggest the concealment of truth, Therefore, winter is concealing the truth
The reading is a form of escapism and
And on the king my father’s death before him. time, the people are isolated. entrapment and desolation and death, The
E.g. Good night, ladies, good night, sweet ladies, good night, good night. The languages used are perhaps a way for Eliot to convey
And voices singing out of empty cisterns and exhausted wells. beginning of the poem April if the cruellest month, the reference to the
In which sad light a carvéd dolphin swam. . to the little life with dried tubers, in the previous stanza, as water is
What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow, You cannot say, or guess, for you know only. Is there nothing in your head?”, “I shall rush out as I am, and walk the street. are pearls that were his eyes is related to water as it is an allusion to
perceived of his mundane banking job. The time is now propitious, as he guesses. In the faint moonlight, the grass is singing, Over the tumbled graves, about the chapel. The third speaker finds himself with a clairvoyant named Madame Sosostris who read his fortune in the cards. There I saw one I knew, and stopped him, crying: “Stetson! These are all examples of the speaker wishing for an Utopian. This sets up the poem, the ideas in this first chapter comes back again in the following chapters. fragmentation and perhaps inability to communicate, which is a reflection
for example, the alliteration in the opening line creates a softer sound, summer
Maybe our modern minds are not as worthless as we believe. Burial of the Dead is significant as it brings attention to the major themes of
A crowd
“You! Here, the flash of light symbolizes a gimps of truth while the rain symbolizes vitality. by Eliot to fuse the two sexes together in an attempt to allow for
seasons suggests the shift in time and accordingly the changes. over the Starnbergersee, as Eliot implies that the
poem is also seen through the structure, where the stanzas jump from past
the drowned
able to bring things to life, suggests cleansing and a sense of hope. T.S. Concrete incidences (the interaction with Mme. . The monumental artistic movement that changed poetry forever. individuals are isolated, And each man fixed his eyes before his feet. Then, he spots a man who he served with in war name Stetson and he cries out to him: “You who were with me in the ships at Mylae!That corpse you planted last year in your garden,Has it begun to sprout? Several of these allusions reoccur through
Moreover, the fragments of different languages, through out this section
Here, said she. setting and the, the naturalistic setting Eliot depicts differs, as he focuses