T. S. Eliot

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was T. S. Eliot born?September 26, 1888
2. When did T. S. Eliot die?January 4, 1965 (age 76)
3. Where was T. S. Eliot born?St. Louis, Missouri, USA
4. What is T. S. Eliot known for?His seminal role in modernist poetry, influential literary criticism, and award-winning plays
5. What is the career?Poet, playwright, essayist, editor, literary critic

Modernism: An artistic and cultural movement of the early 20th century characterized by a deliberate break with traditional styles and forms.
Objective Correlative: A concept Eliot proposed: a set of objects, a situation, or a chain of events that serves as the formula for a particular emotion.
Tradition and the Individual Talent: An influential essay by Eliot arguing that a poet's work gains significance through its relationship to the entire body of existing literature.