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Beginning with a literary survey of the terms image, symbol, and myth, this critical study of Sri Aurobindo's poetry sets his unique use of these devices in the context of English poetic development. The author analyses Sri Aurobindo's use of imagery and symbolism by examining in detail the entire range of his poetry. He concludes by placing Sri Aurobindo as one of the greatest symbolists of modern English poetry for the way he uses image, symbol and myth to represent not only past and present realities but also the future. This fusion creates a new poetic mode, crafted to express Sri Aurobindo's spiritual vision of the future.