In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚" T. S. Eliot reveals the silent insecurity of a man‚ for whom the passing of time indicates the loss of virility and confidence. Throughout the poem‚ Prufrock struggles with his fear of inadequacy‚ which surfaces socially‚ physically and romantically. The desire to ask some "overwhelming question‚" of the one he wants is outweighed by his diffidence‚ reinforcing his belief in his shortcomings. Ultimately‚ this poem is the internal soliloquy of someone who
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T. S. Eliot’ s poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚ there stands an epigraph from Dante’s Inferno‚ Canto 27. This epigraph unifies the text and brings‚ through its imagery and context‚ a deeper understanding of Eliot’s poem. Prufrock represents both of the characters in this section of the Inferno‚ corresponding to Dante in the first section and Guido da Montefeltro in the second and third. Dante represents the antithesis of Prufrock as well as the ideal that Prufrock strives for. The flame-bound
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life differs from person to person but many would agree that it’s all in the perspective one chooses to look at. In the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” written by T.S. Eliot‚ Prufrock fails to perceive the true value of life. His negative outlook on life destroys him emotionally leaving him unsatisfied with his life. In addition‚ Prufrock frequently puts himself down by comparing his success with others’. Finally‚ his weak self-confidence and self-esteem in himself
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meaningful connections with the city. In ‘Prufrock’ the description of the streets in the first three stanzas of the poem show a familiarity with the city. He does not simply talk about the street and the different buildings and establishment that can be found there‚ instead we are given detailed descriptions of the “half-deserted streets” with “cheap hotels” and sawdust restaurants”. This thorough account of the setting allows us to deduce that Prufrock accustomed with this city or at least parts
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Love is a popular topic many people claim to have knowledge and understanding of. However‚ is it actually a matter to figure out? Many have different interpretations of what true love is and how it is gained‚ felt‚ and shown. Such as in‚ T.S. Eliot’s‚ “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚” a poem about a middle-aged and over privileged man who suffers from social anxiety causing him to constantly pity himself as well as be surprisingly self conscious when about to approach women. In the famous William
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human body and the memories of the positive relationship are forever treasured. These notions are explored in T.S Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚ Les Murray’s Widower in the country ‚ and Brueghel’s Carrying of the Cross. Low self-confidence which arises due to negative interactions and relationships is explored in T.S Eliot’s The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock. Prufrock’s social paralysis is immediately evident through his description of the sunlit sky - the embodiment of joy‚ warmth
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The Final List Literary/non-literary language Images (five) Simile Metaphor Personification Apostrophe Repetition and Parallelism Hyperbole Exaggeration Antithesis Oxymoron Paradox Allusion Connotation Sound Devices: Internal rhyme End rhyme Eye rhyme Assonance Consonance Alliteration Onomatopoeia Setting Tone Mood Attitude Samples of Students’ writing in the Midterms a. And I saw the flash of a white throat‚ And a double row of white
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of his love and lust for women quite openly while Eliot seems more wary of the temptations they pose. This slightly Puritanical outlook that Eliot had brought with him over from America to the more relaxed Europe is one that can be seen quite clearly in A Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. This poem was a pointed attack on all the well-dressed‚ upstanding bourgeois who loved their material wealth but had nothing when it came to love or happiness. But not only that‚ in a way it is a love song of unrequited
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The 1900s was a period of increasing industrialization of which society saw a growing sense of disillusionment. TS Eliot conveys aspects of modernism through his poems Love Song by J. Alfred Prufrock and Rhapsody on a Windy Night‚ such as the increasing alienation of society‚ the loss of identity and the dismissal of functional traditional conventions. Eliot achieves this through the prevalent themes of time and memory‚ and the depiction of the urban environment. The isolation of individuals within
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chaotic‚ especially due to paralysis and alienation in modern society. This newly perceived reality is reflected through techniques of fragmentation in modernist works such as James Joyce’s short story “Araby” and T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”. In the late 1800s and early 1900s‚ fundamental and far-reaching changes in society often made individuals feel wary and estranged from their surrounding world. These changes included urbanization‚ technological advancements‚ mass markets
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