1) Section II of T.S. Eliot's poem East Coker discusses disorder in nature that results from humanity only pursuing science without faith in the divine. 2) Leaders are described as materialistic and unable to truly understand reality. Only by looking inward and realizing our interconnectedness can we comprehend the universe. 3) Eliot questions the value of rational knowledge alone, saying those who rely only on reason are ignorant. Even our progress does not constitute true progress as we repeat the errors of the past. True wisdom comes from humility.

1. Q. Fill in the blanks with suit able words.
Spring , Head , Winter , Roses , Sun , Satisfactory ,Moon ,Good , Wisdom , Quiet-voiced ,
Experience , Observation , Sea , God , Endless , Humility , Hill , Deceived .
1. What is the late November doing With the disturbance of the_______.
2. Late ______ filled with early snow?
3. Scorpion fights against the _____.
4. That was a way of putting it—not very ________.
5. And the ______ of age?
6. At best, only a limited value In the knowledge derived from _________.
7. Of belonging to another, or to others, or to______.
8. The only wisdom we can hope to acquire Is the wisdom of humility:_______ is ________.
9. The houses are all gone under the_____, The dancers are all gone under the _______.
10. Had they deceived us Or deceived themselves, the _______ elders.
Assignment Poetry ( Group 2 )
Group leader Umm-e-Rooman Yaqoob – Roll no. 3
Group Members Faiza Anwar Kamal – Roll no. 19
Samia Shabbir - Roll no. 24
Rabia Ashiq – Roll no. 28
Kinza Qaisarani – Roll no. 37
Mehak Rasool – Roll no. 43
Topic East Coker Section II

2. Q. Give short answers.
Q1. Give a brief note about East Coker?
Ans: East Coker is the second poem of T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets. It was started as a way for
Eliot to get back into writing poetry and was modelled after Burnt Norton. It was finished
during early 1940 and printed for the Easter edition of the 1940 New English Weekly.
Q2. What does the title “East Coker” refers to?
Ans: The title refers to a small community that was directly connected to Eliot's ancestry
and was home to a church that was later to house Eliot's ashes.
Q3. What does Eliot discuss in East Coker?
Ans: In the poem Eliot discusses time and disorder within nature that is the result of
humanity following only science and not the divine. Leaders are described as materialistic
and unable to understand reality. The only way for mankind to find salvation is through
pursuing the divine by looking inwards and realizing that humanity is interconnected. Only
then can people understand the universe.
Q4. How does Eliot describe East Coker?
Ans: East Coker is described as a poem of late summer, earth, and faith.
Q5. What is being discussed in second section of the poem?
Ans: The second section discusses disorder within nature, which is opposite to the
discussion of order within nature found in the second section of Burnt Norton. Also,
rational knowledge itself is described as being inadequate for explaining reality. Those who
pursue only reason and science are ignorant. Even our progress is not progress as we
continue to repeat the same errors as the past.
Q6. How Eliot is using his imagination in innocent manner in section II?
Ans: In second section of the poem East Coker Eliot uses his imagination in an innocent,
almost child-like way to show how the night sky can fill us with wonder when we feel like
we're connected to it. The speaker imagines great, ancient battles taking place among the
constellations, and this fills him with a sense of connection to his surroundings. He talks
about how comets "weep," possibly comparing the tails of comets to trails of tears.
Q7. Why Eliot is not satisfied with his poetry?

3. Ans: After hitting us with a really beautiful bit of writing, the speaker turns and criticizes
himself, saying that all this poetry was just "a way of putting it—not very satisfactory." He
says that at best, he's just "paraphrase[ing]" something he can't properly express and
worse yet, he's doing so "in a worn-out poetical fashion."
Q8. What is the similarity between East Coker and Burnt Norton?
Ans: In East Coker ironically, the speaker might be placing himself among this group of
lying elders, since the deceitful arguments he's talking about here are very similar to the
ones he's made throughout "Burnt Norton" and "East Coker."
Q9. What does the speaker means to say by saying “Humility is endless” ?
Ans: Humility, says the speaker, is endless, and it is important for us to learn the lesson of
humility. Speaker reminds us that all humans (as well as all the stuff they build) will
eventually return back to the earth and sea, and things will go on as though we never
existed. Realizing that we will eventually die and every trace of us will be wiped from the
Earth is a pretty good first step to becoming more humble.
Q10. What is the importance of Section II in East Coker?
Ans: Eliot in this section speaks of the limited value of knowledge that one gains from
experience and many years of life. Despite all our work, thoughts, accomplishments and
opinions, in the end, true wisdom comes from being humble, not proud or arrogant.