This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.

T.S. Eliot

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Topic

End of the world Decline of civilization Societal collapse

Author

T.S. Eliot

Source

The Hollow Men

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1925 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Eliot, T. S. "The Hollow Men." Poems: 1909-1925. Faber and Gwyer, 1925, pt. 5.

Current Citation

Eliot, T. S. "The Hollow Men." The Waste Land and Other Poems. Vintage, 2021, pt. 5.

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Medium
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Time
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Citation

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Now I was eight and very small,
And he was no whit bigger,
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Countee Cullen
Source
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Medium
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Language
English
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Cullen, Countee. "Incident." Color. Harper & Brothers, 1925, I. 5.

Current Citation

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Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.

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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
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Time
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Citation

Cockburn, Bruce. "Lovers in a Dangerous Time." Stealing Fire. True North Records, 1984.