Waste land

Speakto.

"Speak to me. Why do you never speak?" Rhetorical question, fragmented dialogue

ican.

"I can connect / Nothing with nothing." Paradox, enjambment, fragmented syntax

thedead.

"The dead tree gives no shelter." Symbolism, imagery, biblical resonance

iwill.

"I will show you fear in a handful of dust." Symbolism, biblical allusion, paradox

aheap.

"A heap of broken images." Metaphor, fragmentation, symbolic imagery

thesefrag.

"These fragments I have shored against my ruins." Metaphor, first person voice

thenymphs.

"The nymphs are departed." Allusion, symbolism, repetition

unreal.

"Unreal City." Symbolism, repetition, allusion, fragmented structure

acrowd.

"A crowd flowed over London Bridge, so many." Collective imagery, allusion

andif.

“And if you don’t give it him, there’s others will, I said” dialogue

goodnight

“Good night, ladies, good night, sweet ladies, good night, good night.” repetition