Exploring The Waste Land
A cross reference page linked from The Waste Land, Part 35

Cross reference topics for line 35

'You gave me hyacinths first a year ago;

There are multiple cross reference topics for line 35. Choose from:

  1. Memory and memories
  2. Vegetation
  3. Violet
  4. Repetition


Topic: Memory and memories

See the following lines:

Topic: Vegetation

See the following lines:

Topic: Violet

See the following lines (hyacinths and lilacs are included here");:

Topic: Repetition

There are many sections in The Waste Land where Eliot uses repetition to good effect.

Hyacinths

Closing time at the public house:

And again at the public house:

People

In this section notice the repetition of violet hour, throbbing, waiting, hour and home and how this repetition adds a throbbing effect:

Stop and *ink

In the section below notice the repetition of gaily and hand and hands in close proximity. Also note that heart is seen in both lines 402 and 420.

Shadows:


Exploring The Waste Land
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