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Shounan Hsu1 T. S. Eliot ( ) Eliot

Shounan Hsu2 “ Tradition and Individual Talent ” --for English Literature Poem: an organic thing Poet: through cultural memory, a poet unconsciously continues the tradition of his culture

Shounan Hsu3 Question What is the relationship between tradition and the individual talent?

Shounan Hsu4 allusion Literary reference

Shounan Hsu5 “ The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock ” (1915) --for American Literature Dramatic monologue What is our place in the universe? How can any one love and communicate with anyone else? Hallmark of early 20th-century poetry

Shounan Hsu6 Question What torments Prufrock? Give examples to support your answer.

Shounan Hsu7 Question Describe the kind of person Eliot creates in "Prufrock." How does Prufrock fulfill or rebut stereotypes of the modern intellectual?

Shounan Hsu8 “ The Waste Land ” (1922) --for American Literature The most important poem of the first half of 20th century Deals with the failure of Western civilization Variations of old poetic forms + allusions

Shounan Hsu9 Question Why is allusion a key word in the study of Eliot ’ s “ The Waste Land ” ?

Shounan Hsu10 Question Do you agree that the male “ lover ” in the first episode of “ A Game of Chess ” passively suffers the burden of a hysterically demanding woman?

Shounan Hsu11 Question Is “ The Waste Land ” a sexist poem?

Shounan Hsu12 Question Is it legitimate to equate any “ voice ” within “ The Waste Land ” with that of the poet?

Shounan Hsu13 Question Describe the various speakers and characters in Eliot's poems, particularly "Prufrock" and “ The Waste Land ”. Which of these poems, or which sections of these poems, would you call monologues? How does Eliot adapt the dramatic monologue form?

Shounan Hsu14 “ The Hollow Men ” (1925) --for English Literature After “ The Waste Land, ” Eliot no longer tried to mold old forms to the needs of modern speech, he said he wanted a meter that “ sounds like people talking as far removed as possible from the iambic pentameter. ” The norm here is a line of two to three stresses, occasionally varied by lines of four.

Shounan Hsu15 “ The Hollow Men ” Reflects Eliot ’ s viewpoint about his time. The people in his time in general had a sense of hopelessness and despair.

Shounan Hsu16 Question What is the role of the epigraph in “ The Hollow Men ” ? Give examples to support your answer.