![]() ![]() ![]() Nevertheless, Eliot is right about Poe’s use of words, as in the unbearably repetitive “Ulalume.” Eliot quotes,Īnd shows Poe’s poor usage of the word immemorial. His examples from “Ulalume” and “The Raven” emphasize the slipshod elements in Poe’s writing but Eliot overlooks Poe’s nice turns of phrase, his fine diction, his technical virtuosity, and his metaphoric achievement. Yet Eliot’s contention that “an irresponsibility towards the meaning of words is not infrequent with Poe” is correct. Are there any astute critics who regard Eliot’s poems or dramas as pieces of polished perfection? Yet it was unwise for Eliot to consider “Poe as a man who dabbled in verse and in kinds of prose, without settling down to make a thoroughly good job of any one genre” when Eliot could easily be likewise judged. Eliot disliked Edgar Allan Poe’s verse Eliot was trying to write a different kind of poetry and it is no surprise that, for Eliot, Poe was no kindred spirit. By Wilbur Dee Case | Edited by Kent Van May ![]()
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