The Hollow Men
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The Hollow Men is a 1925 modernist poem by T. S. Eliot that explores themes of spiritual desolation, paralysis, and the fragmentation of modern life.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| author | T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
| containsAllusionTo |
Dante Alighieri
ⓘ
Guy Fawkes ⓘ Heart of Darkness ⓘ Inferno ⓘ Joseph Conrad ⓘ Purgatorio ⓘ The Gunpowder Plot ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| famousLine |
Not with a bang but a whimper
ⓘ
This is the way the world ends ⓘ |
| form | fragmented lyric sequence ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
magazine publication
ⓘ
poetry collection reprint ⓘ |
| imagery |
broken prayer
ⓘ
dryness and barrenness ⓘ scarecrows ⓘ shadows ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
World War I
ⓘ
religious doubt ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| meter | free verse ⓘ |
| openingLine | We are the hollow men ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| refrain |
Not with a bang but a whimper
ⓘ
This is the way the world ends ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Gerontion
ⓘ
The Waste Land ⓘ |
| structure | five sections ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
hollowness of modern humanity
ⓘ
inability to act ⓘ spiritual crisis in the modern world ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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emptiness ⓘ existential despair ⓘ failure of communication ⓘ fragmentation of modern life ⓘ loss of faith ⓘ moral decay ⓘ paralysis ⓘ spiritual desolation ⓘ spiritual sterility ⓘ |
| tone |
bleak
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despairing ⓘ resigned ⓘ |
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