文档介绍：by T. S. Eliot Group members: 林娜雷莉邱燕琼李维聪秦梦航 Page ?3 Form Free Verse The poem has "free verse," it doesn't have a regular meter or rhyme scheme. The poem is almost like a speech or a dramatic monologue delivered by a character, the character being all of the Hollow Men. But the verses don't hold together like a speech in a play. Page ?4 Theme ? The themes in this poem are mainly the lack of hope and spiritual guidance in human society, a lack of an emotional outlet to express ideas and opinions, and the meaninglessness of life. Page ?5 Theme ? The first theme is a lack of spiritual guidance and hope in society. When the narrator says, ” the eyes are not here ” the author sees the eyes as spiritual leaders. ? The second theme of the poem is a lack of an emotional outlet to express ideas and opinions. In the poem, the author quotes “ our dried voices … are quiet and meaningless ” to indict. Page ?6S tate the poem ? In the first section of the poem, a bunch of Hollow Men are leaning together like scarecrows. Everything about them is dry, including their voices and their bodies. Everything they say and do is meaningless. Page ?7 ? In the second section, the hollow man is afraid to look at people who made it to "death's dream kingdom" – either Heaven or Hell. The Hollow Men live in a world of broken symbols and images. ? The third section of