Which Modernist poem is divided into five sections, including 'The Burial of the Dead' and 'What the Thunder Said'?
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Correct answer: The Waste Land
T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' (1922) is the quintessential Modernist poem. Its five sections — including 'The Burial of the Dead' and 'What the Thunder Said' — use fragmentation, multiple languages, and diverse allusions to depict post-WWI spiritual emptiness.
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