Ambiguous Prufrock Rhetorical Devices

Thomas Stearns Eliot born on September 26 1888 lived in St. Louis, Missouri the seventh child of Charlotte Stearns and Henry Eliot. He attended a plethora of colleges , but received his degrees at Harvard University earning his Bachelor's in June of 1909, his Masters in February of 1911 and Ph.D courses in October 1911 through May 1914. In the year 1915-1916 he went to Oxford University and spent time publishing his doctoral dissertation in philosophy of F.H Bradley in 1964. Later on, he focused on the literature and poetry we know him as today. Brooker agrees that “ Eliot is also an important figure in twentieth-century drama” (Brooker). With the help of Symon’s Symbolist Movement in Literature allowed T.S Eliot to learn how to deal with
Across the poem “ Do I dare?” (Eliot 38,46,121) and “Should I presume?” (Eliot 54,61,68) appears multiple times. The reason for the repetition of these rhetorical questions is to emphasize the question if he should do something or dare to do it. These questions support how ambiguous Prufrock is in making choices in his life. Critics that analyzed this specific poem found the repetitions was confusing. “The narrative line founders and is immediately bemused by the repetitions of “ Do I dare ?” and “Do I dare ?” (Scobie). Prufrock questions himself to express his suppressed feelings to this woman that he likes. “ First, does he dare to make declaration of love, and , if not, does he then dare to flee down the stairs after he rang the doorbell, knowing that the subject of his affections may spot the “bald spot in the middle” of his hair” (Pagnattaro). The fear of rejection deprives him confessing his true feelings, therefore he imagines himself being old, bald and frail. The constant questioning brings him doubt and lowers his self esteem causing the horror of abandonment to
In the Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock fear was portrayed an abundance of times throughout the poem. According to modernism “ Other characteristics of later modernism are increasing self awareness, introspection, and openness to the unconscious and to humanity's darker fears and instincts” (modernism). Now the postwar effect is in progress because WWI ended. Brings so light and happiness in the modernism poets writing. T.S Eliot wrote another great work that well repressing the post war effect. “ The outbreak of World War I had a sobering effect, however, and post war modernism. As seen in such as T. S. Eliots’ The Wasteland, reflected the prevailing senses of fragmentation and disillusion” ( modernism).The two modern day songs that manifest the similar the of the fear of rejection “ Things I’ll Never Say by Avril Lavigne in the lyrics “ (Cause) I'm feeling nervous Trying to be so perfect Cause I know you're worth it” (Things I'll Never Say) and “ I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles in the lyrics “ And when I touch you I feel happy Inside its such a feeling that my love I can't hide” (Beatles). In the Avril Lavigne song her lyrics explains that she's nervous and she wants to be perfect for him just as Prufrock was nervous to confuses his affections to the woman. In the Beatles song the lyrics says he wants the opportunity to hold her hand, but from implied information as readers we can tell