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How does modern poetry depict the city and urban spaces? Discuss in relation to Hope Mirrlees’ ‘Paris: A Poem’ and T. S. Eliot’s ‘The Waste Land’ -4400 words Last document update:   ago

For the purpose of this essay, I will interpret, analyse and discuss the ways in which the poetic form and depiction of the city has been influenced by urban experience and the literary techniques used to represent them in ‘Paris: A Poem’ by Hope Mirrlees and T. S. Eliot’s ‘The Waste Land’.