... similar to the musical form of the sonata. The Quartets, thus, display none of the fragmentation or collage-like qualities of Eliot's earlier poetry. Instead, Eliot substitutes an elegant measuredness and a new awareness of language. Puns and other forms of wordplay occur with some frequency. Eliot ... East Coker" is earth, "The Dry Salvages" water, "Little Gidding" fire, and "Burnt Norton" air, the world of thoughts, words, philosophy and poetry. The Quartets taken together, then, embody a journey from the ignorance of time to an awakening in eternity. "Burnt Norton" is the most explici...

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• Grade Level: High School