These two epic poems by “The Father of Modern Poetry” T.S. Eliot, are comparable and similar when their styles, contents and themes are scrutinized. Additionally, each of these poems exemplifies the quirky mastery of Eliot's contributions to the literary world. Although each poem focuses around timeless themes and subjects, the texts are both saturated in a conspicuous mix of odd-ness and new-ness which is what ultimately links them together as modern masterpieces. Style is …showed first 75 words of 818 total…

…showed last 75 words of 818 total…day society. As Prufrock “measure(s) out (his) life in coffee spoons”, and the narrator of The Wasteland finds himself lost “mixing memory and desire” , they are each searching and questioning; although they are each dissatisfied they do not despair and are able to maintain a sense of optimism and assurance. These two poems go hand in hand in the eye of the reader as poems of soul searching and journeying with a free form.