Shantih Shantih Shantih is the last line of T.S. Eliot's ____.
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A.
The Waste Land
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B.
Four Quartets
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C.
The Hollow Men
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D.
Ash Wednesday
Correct Answer:
A. The Waste Land
Explanation:
The correct answer is The Waste Land. The poem concludes with the repetition of the Sanskrit mantra Shantih Shantih Shantih, which is often translated as the peace which passeth understanding. Published in 1922, The Waste Land is considered one of the most important works of modernist poetry and uses these final words to invoke a sense of formal benediction and closure.
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