Preludes By T. S. Eliot

‘Preludes’ composed by T.S Eliot was assumed to be written around 1910-1911. The poem consists of 54 lines and describes the scenery of a poor, old city in a winter’s evening. The observer explains in such detail taking notice of the atmosphere and appearance of the area. It’s quite hard to see if Eliot is the observer himself or if he is writing on behalf of someone else. I like the way Eliot has used Imagery, by using a series of descriptive images. Eliot also has incorporated metaphors such as “the day is bunt out’ and ‘Images in a woman’s mind flicker on her ceiling like flames’ which take word’s out of context to give the story a more powerful meaning. Personification was used when Eliot say’s ‘a street and a morning has conscience’, this allows us readers to think deeply about the message Eliot is trying to convey. Lastly, Similes were included, example ‘The worlds revolve like old women hunting for fuel.’