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==Structure of the Poem== | ==Structure of the Poem== | ||
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| − | + | In the Criterion, there are obvious stanza breaks that indicate pauses intended by Eliot, whereas in the Dial pauses correspond more with page breaks that may or may not have been stanza breaks. | |
| + | Indentation is used in the Criterion and right-side alignment is used in the Dial for the same phrases. Perhaps the editor of the Dial wanted to communicate a more dramatic structural difference. | ||
| + | In the Dial, the section headings (ie. A Game of Chess) are not enumerated (I, II, III, IV, V). | ||
==The Criterion== | ==The Criterion== | ||
