The line 'April is the cruelest month' appears in T.S. Eliot's poem,'____'.
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A.
Gerontion
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B.
Ash Wednesday
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C.
The Wasteland
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D.
The Hollow Men
Correct Answer:
C. The Wasteland
Explanation:
T.S. Eliot’s "The Waste Land," a 434-line modern epic in free verse, first appeared in 1922 in "The Criterion" and "The Dial" before its book publication that December. The poem’s famous opening line, "April is the cruelest month," utilizes irony to subvert the traditional association of spring with rebirth and fertility. For the inhabitants of the waste land, who exist in a state of spiritual stagnation, the awakening of spring is unwelcome. Consequently, the speaker portrays the season of renewal as a distressing period rather than a celebratory one.
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