1. Ellice Thomas Mrs. Johnson 6 th May 1,2013

2. The Journey of the Magi Historical Background /Biography Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) was born in St. Louis, Missouri, of an old New England family. He was educated at Harvard and did graduate work in philosophy at the Sorbonne, Harvard, and Merton College, Oxford. He settled in England, where he was for a time a schoolmaster and a bank clerk, and eventually literary editor for the publishing house Faber & Faber, of which he later became a director. Summary The Magi were the three wise men namely Balthazar- King of Chaldea, Gaspor - King of Ethopia, Melchoir -King of Nubia and they are on a journey to see the birth o f Jesus. And they are explaining the journey their. Thesis Birth and rebirth through the use of figurative language, imagery and symbolism.

3. Theme and Tone The theme is mellow until the median when he said Then the camel men cursing and grumbling And running away, and wanting their liquor and women, And the night-fires gong out, and the lack of shelters, And the cities hostile and the towns unfriendly Cite http://www.blight.com/~sparkle/poems/magi.html

4. Figurative Language Tell how your poet uses figurative language ? Birth or Death? There was a Birth, certainly, We had evidence and no doubt. I have seen birth and death, But had thought they were different; this Birth was Hard and bitter agony for us, like Death, our death. Cite http://www.blight.com/~sparkle/poems/magi.html

5. Poem Interpretation It means that some people around the world make journeys to other places and give gifts to people who are in need of help. Well. its not just about some people traveling the world and giving away stuff. this poem is about a part from the bible. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_the_poem_journey_of_the_magi_mean

6. Conclusion Thesis Birth and rebirth through the use of figurative language, imagery and symbolism. Rhyme This poem does not have any form of rhyme or pattern

7. Works Cited http://www.blight.com/~sparkle/poems/magi.html http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_the_poem_journ ey_of_the_magi_mean