T.S Eliot

Eliotfs pessimistic view of life permeates his poetry to such an extent that the modern reader finds little to enjoy in his poetry.

It is unquestionable that Eliotfs negative view on life is a defining quality of his poetry it is this negative attitude that infuses him with the bravura ability to create unique works, and so it is that Pessimism does not inundate the poem but rather gives it a distinctive superiority which contradicts the expectations set up by romanticism, hence providing a varied sense of pleasure.
In spite of this brilliant aspect there are many other areas from which the modern reader may derive enjoyment. These include: the assorted poetic techniques such as wit, imagery, words choice, free verse, unusual metaphors and so forth; the diverse personal skills and empathy that Eliot interweaves in his poems; the adoption of an objective correlative advance allowing the reader to formulate his/her own reaction; and the range of perspectives from which one is ab...