FIRST YEAR (POETRY BOOK III)

NOTES ON STANZA WRITING
(By: Prof. Saleem Parvez , Faisalabad)

10- THE HOLLOW MEN
REFERENCE: These lines have been taken from the poem, ‘’The Hollow Men’’ by T.S. Eliot.
CONTEXT: The poet tells us that modern man has become a puppet and doll in this age. He lacks true knowledge and wisdom. He speaks to other people but his speech lacks meaning. His strength lacks motion. He seems to be only puppet made of straw.
EXPLANATION: In these lines the poet tells us that,
The poet has studied the human life very closely. He is against the materialism of the modern man. His masterpiece ‘’Wasteland’’ is replete with such incidents, which expose the evils of modern man. To him, he has become hollow from within, he has become soulless.