Description
you can find the poem online: The waste land by T.S. Elliot
Use the notes over Modernism to complete the following:
Step ONE: Read Eliot’s The Waste Land and the accompanying Templeton essay.
Step TWO: Analyse and explain The Waste Land as a Modernist work. This means–look at the poems analytically and align it to the Modernist 1) characteristics, 2) themes, and 3) style from the notes–all three. Find specific places in the poem where it demonstrates the specific characteristics/themes/style of Modernist writings. Yes, this will take some thought; minimum 350 words. You may wish to organize this as three small paragraphs or simply just number your answers. Avoid informal language (contractions/first and second person/slang). Follow MLA formatting and be certain to cite the poem’s line numbers for your examples of the characteristics/themes/style.
