Eliot's "The Winter Evening Settles Down" we get a distinct sense of alienation from the poem. This alienation or sense of isolation is deeply described mostly by the current setting and mood of the poem. The first line "The winter evening settles down" gives the feeling that the normally busy day is now slowing down to a halt as everyone going home for the night. The word winter strengthens this statement because winter can also signify cold, death, the end, or in this case desolation. In the winter much of the land appears to be barren because of the snow, all of the life that was present in the summer is now hidden away from our eyes and now gives us the feeling of being alone and away from much of the living things this world offers. Also, the line "The burnt-out ends of smoky days" and "The grimy scraps" help to describe the ending of the day. Both lines give the idea of being used up and no longer being of any more use, which end up being left behind. "Of withered leaves about your feet" help you to view the world as the person in the poem does. It helps you to imagine the old dead leaves blowing in the wind and it once again shows the desolation of your surroundings. Followed by "On broken blinds and chimney pots" gives the idea that there is no one around to keep the area in good shape. It makes it seem that it was deserted and now all that is left are the remains of others and the rotting remains of things that once had life. Finally "A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps" shows a living creature trying to keep warm in the cold and seemingly gives a distinct image of being restless due to the current situation in the poem. All these very distinctive images work together very well in creating the feeling of alienation in Eliot's poem by giving an almost personal view of the characters surroundings and therefore involving you in its plot.
Eliot depicts a typical working class neighborhood, at night fall on a cold winter day. ... "The winter evening settles down" inserts at the very beginning of the poem an ending feeling. ... Starting with a natural light, "the winter evening settles down", continued by fire, "burnt-out ends of smoky days" and concluding with artificial light, "the lighting of the lamps." ...
It's bee a bitter winter so far. ... Snakes and even a summer hailstorm have slowed us down a bit. ... We all observed the Lunar this evening. ... We left our horses in the care of Chief Twisted Hair and headed down the Clearwater to the Snake River. ... December 20, 1805 We finally were able to settle into our quarters right before Christmas. ...
Scott Fitzgerald sat down to start his next project, he had no idea that he would be writing one of the greatest novels in history. ... Scott's writing of short stories for publications such as the Saturday Evening Post. ... In the winter of 1924-1925 hoping to leave the memories of the affair behind, the Fitzgerald's moved to Rome where The Great Gatsby was revised ("A brief life of Fitzgerald- 2). ... The Great Gatsby was finally published in 1925, but not before going through at least half a dozen title changes, some of them being, Among Ash Heaps and Millionaires, On The Road...
He also concerns of how others see him as he worried that he will be looked down on from people who have notice the bald spot and his thin limbs. ... The manner of yellow fog that rubs its back and muzzle, licks its tongue, lingers upon the pools, falls to the soot, jumps, curls, leaps to see the town, and then falls to sleep, seems like it is first snuggle someone for it wants something, however it changes its mind at the end by "seeing that it was a soft October night", it may feel frustrated by the mystery of the winter night, and choose to sleep instead. ... "If one, settli...
The very first sentence conveyed the assurance of their being all settled in London for the winter, and concluded with her brother's regret at not having had time to pay his respects to his friends in Hertfordshire before he left the country" (Austen 88). ... He is new in the Hertfordshire, however within the course of one evening his disposition goes from being noble to "His character was decided. ... He never dreams that Elizabeth would turn him down and is quite astonished when she does (Wright 108). ...
Naturally, then, when the doorbell rings the next afternoon, Bilbo assumes it is Gandalf, so he is surprised when a dwarf named Dwalin enters and promptly sits down to eat. ... The thirteen dwarves and the wizard nearly clean out Bilbo's pantry before finally settling down to discuss their business. ... However, he is just sitting down to a quiet breakfast when Gandalf enters and rushes him off to the Bywater Inn, where Thorin and the rest of the dwarves have been waiting to begin their journey. ... The goblins carry the dwarves and the hobbit down into the mountain until they reach the h...
1.1 Summary The cast sits about palace. The Chorus descends from the top of the staircase and introduces the players to the audience. It begins with Antigone, explaining that she is about to "burst forth as the tense, sallow, willful girl" who will rise up alone against the king and die young. Wit...
