T.S Eliot (Tradition and the Individual Talent 1919 and The Metaphysical Poets 1921) 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LiteraturePoetryUniversityNone Created by: Molly BurdettCreated on: 27-04-17 10:58 (Tradition 1919): Is the success of poetry determined by what is individual and original? no 1 of 14 (Tradition 1919): What is the 'historical sense'? a poet writing as if he embodied all of literature's past generations 2 of 14 (Tradition 1919): What should a new work do to an existing body of work? fits in and alters it all slightly 3 of 14 (Tradition 1919): 'The past should be altered by the present as much as .....' ....the present is directed by the past' 4 of 14 (Tradition 1919): If a poet is a 'catalyst' what are the 'elements'? emotions and feelings 5 of 14 (Tradition 1919): What don't poets express? personality 6 of 14 (Tradition 1919): What sort of emotions should poets look to express? existing ones in unusual ways 7 of 14 (Tradition 1919): Why does Eliot disagree with Wordsworth's tranquillity theory? a poet can use emotions he hasn't experienced and it doesn't happen consciously 8 of 14 (Tradition 1919): What is poetry an escape from? emotion and personality 9 of 14 (Tradition 1919): How does the poet ensure that the 'emotion of art is impersonal'? entire self-surrender to the work 10 of 14 (Tradition 1919): Should we pay more attention to the poem or the poet? poem 11 of 14 (Metaphysical 1921): From the 16th/17th century to the 18th century there was a shift from the _____ poet to the ______ poet. intellectual, reflective (feeling) 12 of 14 (Metaphysical 1921): What do intelligent poets have? interests 13 of 14 (Metaphysical 1921): Where should the poet look for their inspiration? whole body 14 of 14
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