... . In this quote, Sibyl desires to die because she has seen the terrifying future; the same future and collapse of civilization that Eliot describes in his work. In the beginning of the poem, we find a reference to Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales ". While for Chaucer, April was a time of hope and spiritual renewal, Eliot describes it as "the cruellest month " (line 1). Also, what is interesting about his choice in ... the first words of the opening line is that April comes from the Latin term aperire which means to open. Line ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School