The Journey Of The Magi

Question 1

What is the second technique and quote for insight 3?

Answer 1

“Alien people clutching their gods”
Metaphor, religious imagery, cacophony

Question 2

What is the effect of the second technique for insight 3?

Answer 2

The metaphor of “alien people” couples with the religious imagery and cacophony in the word “clutching”, alludes to the speakers conversation resulting in hard and bitter alienation from their society. The Magi now believe in Christianity, which they thought would bring them salvation, however in reality it separated them from their society and made it impossible for them to connect, therefore feeling alienated.

Question 3

What is the first quote for insight 3?

Answer 3

Synecdoche of “hands”, “feet”
Foreshadowing

Question 4

What is the effect of the first technique for insight 3?

Answer 4

Through describing the other people in their society as seperate “hands” and “feet”, Eliot conveys their fragmentation, and through this foreshadows the alienation of the Magi from their society after they find salvation, mirroring his own experience after concerting to Anglo-catholic