Symbolism
References
Narrator
Religion
Misc.
100
What does water represent?

Hope and Joy

100

 What religion is focused on in volume 5?

Hinduism

100

Who is the Narrator?

Lil' from Vol. II

100

What does the Hindu word Datta mean?

To Give

100

Who wrote The Waste Land?

T.S. Eliot

200

What does rock represent?

Mental Anguish, sorrow, pain, and other negative emotions. 

200

Which stanza mentioned 5 major cities?

Stanza 7

200

What is the cause of the narrators grief? 

The loss or injury of a child. 

200

What religious allusion is being used in stanza 5?

The White Road

200

Name a Modernist Technique employed in The Waste Land

Collapsed Plots, Fragmentary Techniques, and Shifts in Perspective.


300

What does the shore represent? 

A new hope for the narrator and an escape from suffering. 

300

What is the name of the author of Coriolanus?

Shakespeare

300

Who is the Narrators spouse? 

Albert

300

What did the empty chapel represent, according to the slides?

The narrator is losing their religious affiliation.

300

What Cities were mentioned in stanza 5?

Jerusalem Athens Alexandria Vienna London

400

What does the empty chapel represent?

The narrators loss of faith and meaning.

400

What four languages were included in stanza 13?

Italian, English, Greek, and French

400

What nearly killed the Narrator?

"Young George."

400

What did the Hindu word Dayadhvam mean?

To be Compassionate

400

What do the initials T. S. stand for?

Thomas Stearns

500

What does thunder represent?

It is a symbol of change and the voice of God. 

500

What is the translated meaning of the final line of volume 5?

Under Peace x3

500

How many children does the narrator have? 

Six, including "Young George." 

500

Datta, Dyadhvam, and Damyatta are what?

Hindu Gods

500

Who wrote The Spanish Tragedy mentioned in volume 5?

Thomas Kyd