Ferrick Gray — What follows my thoughts about the first five verses of Eliot’s BURNT NORTON from his FOUR QUARTETS. Clearly there is a philosophical meaning to them (and other parts of the poem) and my aim here is to determine if they make sense. Eliot’s poetry can at times be quite obscure to the…

Ferrick Gray — The Family Reunion is a play written by T. S. Eliot. It was published and first performed in 1939. Eliot’s play had three unusual aspects to it, things we would not normally expect to find today.

Ferrick Gray — This metrical analysis of Eliot’s The Naming of Cats demonstrates his keenness for traditional meter, but stepping away from the stricter iambic pentameter. We must also realize that this and other poems were written for children, so it is expected that the meter will reflect the mood of the poem.