English Literature - T.S. Eliot - Long Essay

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Jacinda Gardner - English Literature - T.S. Eliot - Long Essay - Question 5

Poetry has meaning. This meaning is usually a message, and a message is projected though a voice. When we read poetry we hear this voice. The voices projected in the T.S. Eliot poems 'The Hippopotamus', 'The Hollow Men' and 'Journey of the Magi' are particularly strong, and the voice carries a lot of meaning to the readers. The voice is three things; the voice of the poetry in relation to Eliot, the voice of the poetry, and the individual reader's interpretation of the voice. If something changes in Eliot's life, or if he is influenced by something, it may be reflected in his poetry. T.S. Eliot once said 'a large part of ay poet's "inspiration" must come from his reading and from his knowledge of history.'1 As he is writing the poem, his voice is sounded in the voice of the poem. The voice projected through a poem is a solid message projected by poetic techniques, but the voice that is heard inside the readers head varies from reader to reader, depending on their background. There are some core things that alter the voice that