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The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 2 Book Cover
The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 2, 10/e
George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo-Toledo

Essay Questions



Analysis



1

In "The Waste Land," trace Eliot's indebtedness to Dante's The Divine Comedy.
2

List "modernist" themes discernible in "Gerontion."
3

Reconstruct T. S. Eliot's literary principles of composition in "Tradition and the Individual Talent."

Interpretation



4

Recreate the symbol complex in "The Hollow Men" and explain its significance to the mood and dominant themes of the poem.
5

Explain Prufrock's identification of himself as the "Fool" in lines 111 - 119. Why does he reject an identify with Hamlet?

Evaluation



6

Why does T. S. Eliot insist on a separation of the poet from the poem in the evaluation of any work. See his discussion in "Tradition and the Individual Talent."
7

Explain the purpose of Tiresia in "The Waste Land." Why is that character central as the primary voice in the poem?








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