问答题 Based on The Waste Land, discuss the features of T. S. Eliot"s poetry and his contribution to Modernist literature.
【正确答案】正确答案:The feature of Eliot"s poem first lies in its theme. In The Waste Land, the Western Europe, or Western civilization as a whole is regarded as a waste land. From the theme of The Waste Land, we can see the thematic concerns of the modernism—loneliness, isolation and despair. The charm of The Waste Land is more in its language. Eliot has made radical innovations in modern poetry writing by experimenting with various techniques. His unique features in this poem include subtle ironies, disconnected passages, contrasts of the present and past, the mixture of erudition and common speech in his diction, and the juxtaposition of mythic or symbolic images and allusions from past literary works, from fragments of songs and scriptures, from history, and from modern life. Thus, Eliot has woven the whole poem into a web of imagery and allusions, bringing out a strong effect of multi-dimensionless in its theme. The thematic concern to the world after the war in this poem, along with his experimenting writing techniques, has great impact to the modern literature.
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