This thesis consists of a theoretical discussion of persona as a poetic device and includes an analysis of the structural relationship between the personae, the speakers, of T.S, Eliot's poetry and various other poetic elements such as language, point of view, tone, figurative devices, irony, rhythm, etc. In addition, this thesis considers those characteristics which are common to all Eliotan personae.The following poems are analyzed from the perspective of persona: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, “Gerontion,” The Hollow Man, “Journey of the Magi, “A Song for Simeon," "Marina," the monologues of The Waste Land, "Portrait of a Lady," "Preludes," "Rhapsody on a Windy Night," "A Cooking Egg," "Mr. Eliot's Sunday Morning Service," "Burbank with a Baedeker: Bleistein with a Cigar," "Animula, "Sweeney Erect," and "Sweeney Among the Nightingales."
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/180417 |
| Date | January 1971 |
| Creators | Walden, Julia C. |
| Contributors | Thornburg, Thomas R. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | i, 107 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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