Eliot's poem "Preludes" he portrays the world as a dark and depressing with no future. His Imagery is sharp and clear and he exercises many techniques. He uses literal imagery, which is a clear description of what something is, so it can pictured it in the mind. His word choice is a big factor in that he uses words that bring a certain picture to the mind, he also describes humans by their body parts or their presence. His unique syntax and use of rhythm also heighten the effects of his poetry. His attitude towards this world is summed up in the last two stanzas. Eliot's imagery achieves its effect through his use of literal imagery, word choice, descriptions of the human influence, syntax, and rhythm. His attitude is one of total indifference, towards this world.Eliot uses literal imagery in "Preludes". He doesn't use vague or hard to picture images. Since it is impossible to picture to picture "tasting desire", he would never use, "From what I have tasted of desire" which is from Robert Frost's poem "Fire and Ice". He uses descriptions like "[t]he faint stale smells of beer" (15). This image clearly brings a smell to your mind. His word choice is a big part of this. He uses words that bring clear pictures to the mind. For Example, the words "[W]ithered leaves"(7) gives a clear sharp image, as does, "... grimy scraps" (6).Eliot also uses an interesting syntax in his poem. He makes inanimate objects the subject of his sentences, for example "The winter evening settles down / With smell of steaks in passageways." (1-2). He makes the winter evening the subject of the sentence, not the human presence. In "[o]f withered leaves about your feet / and newspapers from vacant lots..." (7-8), he makes the non-living and everyday, unimportant objects, the focuses of his sentences. He also uses an rhythm to play with the reader at the beginning of the poem, "[t]he winter evening settles down/ with smell of steaks in passage ways. Six o'clock....
