what a poet is expected to do. But it does not mean that a poet is not guided or governed by some principles through which he proceeds. It is said that a poet may so be a pure artist without knowing why he is writing poetry but there is very little truth in such an observation. Even a great artist like John Keats wrote poetry with some design in his mind. He wrote poetry with the realization that poetry which shies away from the vital concerns of life would be only a nine-day wonder, Even Eliot has