T.S. Eliot’s Poetic Techniques: Fragmentation and Scavenging

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T.S. Eliot’s Use of Fragmentation and Juxtaposition

A key characteristic of this poem is its use of fragmentation and juxtaposition. Eliot maintained his interest in fragmentation throughout his career, adapting the technique in his works. Here, the subjects undergoing fragmentation are mental focus and imagery. In The Waste Land, it is modern culture that splinters. In the Four Quartets, we see fragments of philosophical systems. Eliot’s use of formal structure suggests that fragmentation, though

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