'The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock' By T. S.
Not Your Typical Love Poem
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a poem by T.S. Eliot about a man. The narrator of the poem is trying to figure out how to tell someone something, but keeps putting it off because there is, supposedly, more time. This poem speaks about the modern era and the men and women of this time, by showing the reader a fine line between what is nostalgic and modern habits. This poem breaks the conventions of a typical love poem since the narrator is not the typically beautiful male and the narrator is boring. This poem is able to tell readers about modern men, women, and society because of its nostalgic factor.
In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” the narrator is not conventionally handsome. In the majority of …show more content…
Eliot writes, “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons” (51). This shows someone who is used to a routine since this line seems to mean that he drinks coffee regularly, meaning that he has made it a habit in his life. The fact that his, one would assume daily, cups of coffee is how he has chosen to measure out his life shows that he does not have anything more exciting to measure it out with. That his life is possibly one based on routines and schedules instead of one that a person could be proud of. It seems like in love poems that the male is usually exciting and brave. A person who dares to do things and gives the love interest in the poem feelings of excitement as well. In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” however, the narrator is not exciting which ties back to the point above that maybe that is Eliot’s meaning, that even the boring people, the men who are not daring, can have feelings of love. This poem also speaks about the modern era and the men and women from the time. There seems to be a hint of nostalgia tied to this poem. It is almost as if the modern poets wanted to mix the old with the new. The poem also talks about how there is plenty of time for everything that is supposed to happen in life. Eliot writes, “And time for all the works of days and hands” (29). This seems to say that the people in this era thought that they had time for
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a poem by T.S. Eliot about a man. The narrator of the poem is trying to figure out how to tell someone something, but keeps putting it off because there is, supposedly, more time. This poem speaks about the modern era and the men and women of this time, by showing the reader a fine line between what is nostalgic and modern habits. This poem breaks the conventions of a typical love poem since the narrator is not the typically beautiful male and the narrator is boring. This poem is able to tell readers about modern men, women, and society because of its nostalgic factor.
In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” the narrator is not conventionally handsome. In the majority of …show more content…
Eliot writes, “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons” (51). This shows someone who is used to a routine since this line seems to mean that he drinks coffee regularly, meaning that he has made it a habit in his life. The fact that his, one would assume daily, cups of coffee is how he has chosen to measure out his life shows that he does not have anything more exciting to measure it out with. That his life is possibly one based on routines and schedules instead of one that a person could be proud of. It seems like in love poems that the male is usually exciting and brave. A person who dares to do things and gives the love interest in the poem feelings of excitement as well. In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” however, the narrator is not exciting which ties back to the point above that maybe that is Eliot’s meaning, that even the boring people, the men who are not daring, can have feelings of love. This poem also speaks about the modern era and the men and women from the time. There seems to be a hint of nostalgia tied to this poem. It is almost as if the modern poets wanted to mix the old with the new. The poem also talks about how there is plenty of time for everything that is supposed to happen in life. Eliot writes, “And time for all the works of days and hands” (29). This seems to say that the people in this era thought that they had time for