Review Of Preludes (part 2)

Review Of Preludes

The poem ‘preludes’ written by T.S Eliot belongs to Modern poetry of English literature. Eliot writes the poem as an introduction to the modern metropolitan. The versification of the poem is done depending on the various times of the day.

Through the poem Eliot brings out the realities related to a metropolitan social context.

·         Pollution

·         Loneliness or isolation

      -even morning is associated with unpleasant imagery.

·         Individuality

-Lack of family concept

·         Pretension

·         Destruction of nature

·         Monotony

·         Physical and psychological impurity

·         Reversal nature

·         Alienation

·         Sufferings

·         Corruption

·         Lack of diversity

Eliot highlighting the inability of changing these issues and emphasising the need for adaptation.  The above mentioned realities can be taken as the themes of the poem.

Techniques      

·         Figurative language

·        Critical and sarcastic tone

·        Gradually makes the poem personal

·        Images

·        Negative images