if i have to chose one correct response, Is Waste land an elegy, epic,allegory or non of these? I think its an elegy

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The Waste Land

if i have to chose one correct response, Is Waste land an elegy, epic,allegory or non of these? I think its an elegy

I am confused between elegy and epic, as a few critics classify it as epic too

Asked by huma s #489078 on 12/16/2015 1:33 PM

Last updated by Aparna S #1000627 on 4/6/2020 6:36 PM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 12/16/2015 2:44 PM

The Wasteland would best be described as an elegy of loss. The loss of family, the effects of destruction..... the loss of a way of life.

Answered by Aparna S #1000627 on 4/6/2020 6:36 PM

The Waste Land is an epic poem which is about the loss of spiritual faith. It's not an elegy because an elegy laments the death of a favourite person. It's not also an allegory because although it has many allusions it is not an allegory of one particular myth, history or a work.

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