Themes — Alienation, Spirituality, and Time (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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3 interconnected themes in Eliot's poems
3 interconnected themes in Eliot's poems
Alienation, spirituality, time
Objective correlative technique
Objective correlative technique
External objects represent internal states
Solipsism in Eliot's poetry
Solipsism in Eliot's poetry
Trapped within one's own mind/consciousness
Chronos vs Kairos
Chronos vs Kairos
Ordinary clock time vs sacred transformative moments
2 forms of alienation in Eliot's work
2 forms of alienation in Eliot's work
Personal isolation & urban estrangement
The Shadow in 'The Hollow Men'
The Shadow in 'The Hollow Men'
Barrier between intention & action, idea & reality
Year Eliot converted to Anglo-Catholicism
Year Eliot converted to Anglo-Catholicism
1927 (same year as 'Journey of the Magi')
Chronotope definition
Chronotope definition
Literary representation of time-space relationships
Typological narrative ('Journey of Magi')
Typological narrative ('Journey of Magi')
Biblical event prefiguring Christ's life & Christianity
Yellow fog in 'Prufrock' represents
Yellow fog in 'Prufrock' represents
Prufrock's paralysis & sensual languor