Question

In "The Waste Land," what literary technique does Eliot extensively use?

• A. Allusion
• B. Autobiography
• C. Free verse
• D. Epic narrative

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Allusion

Allusion 

• Eliot uses allusions to other authors to support his contrast of past and present. He also uses allusions to reconcile formal experiment with an awareness of literary tradition.