was their job. After the battle‚ the members of the Light Brigade were seen as failures‚ but not in the eyes of English poet Alfred Tennyson. Through the structure and themes of his work‚ he brought a sense of honor to those who fought. The imagery in this poem is another technique he used to bring out the reality of warfare and the horrors of the battle. By analyzing Alfred Tennyson’s poem‚ “The Charge of the Light Brigade‚” the poet’s admiration for the soldiers in the Battle of Balaclava is revealed
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“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” By: T. S. Eliot The poem by T.S. Eliot “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a dramatic monologue written in 1915. Close to the end of the poem Mr. Prufrock stated “It is impossible to say just what I mean” (104). This statement will be analyzed to discover the hidden connotation of this phrase and convey the speaker’s ultimate goal. The questions that will be answered are: What does Prufrock mean when stating “It is impossible to say just what I mean” (104)
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In "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock‚" by T.S. Elliot‚ the speaker is Prufrock himself. He is debating with the two conflicting sides of his personality. One wants him to propose love‚ the other wants him to hold back. The setting is most likely in the early 1920s or so‚ taking into consideration the afternoon tea‚ the shawls the ladies wear‚ and "the skirts that trail along the floor"(102). The situation is fairly straightforward in some respects. Alfred Prufrock is on his way to a tea in the
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fought during the 1860s‚ decided a great many things: slavery or freedom‚ south and north or unification. In the beginning of the war‚ the Northern African Americans were not allowed to join the Union Army and fight against the Southern oppressors. Alfred M. Green‚ while giving a speech in Philadelphia at the beginning of the war‚ urged African American to prepare to enlist. He also spoke subversively about the unfairness of the treatment of African Americans not only in the South but also in the North
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In the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S Eliot imagery plays an important part in this poem. Prufrock is full of imagery that sets the tone of this poem. Prufrock is a model of a person representing the cultural‚ moral state that Eliot considers to be the same as his time. Prufrock fits the profile of a late Victorian man that suffering from mental depression. His life seems to be boring with the routine he have. He shows a lot of imagery in this poem. He uses imagery with the fog
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Discuss whether Prufrock is or is not a "modern man‚" in T.S. Eliot’s poem‚ "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." With T.S. Eliot’s poem‚ "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚" it’s important to identify the concept of "modern" during the early 20th Century. The modernist literary movement addressed the... ...idea of individualism‚ mistrust of institutions (government‚ religion)‚ and the disbelief of any absolute truths. Things which were considered traditional were now viewed as outdated. By
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FOREWORD: The world as we know it has changed drastically over the years. With the advent of technological and industrial advancement‚ life has become much easier‚ however‚ not without its share of negative consequences. One such consequence is that the quality of the air we breathe has deteriorated considerably- mainly as a result of human activity. Is this an acceptable price to pay for development? INTRODUCTION: This report seeks to identify the main industrial sources of air pollution in
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is a beautifully written‚ but yet somewhat sad poem by poet T. S. Eliot. It tells the inner thoughts of a lonely man who is seeking love of a woman‚ but his own fear of rejection causes him to stray from following through with the action. The poem title itself is very ironic because the character himself is fearful‚ anti-heroic and unromantic. For someone who is in love‚ wants to find love‚ or wants to be in love they have to be courageous and willing to take whatever
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’Ulysses’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson is an example of dramatic monologue‚ which consists of the speech of the protagonist‚ influenced by a critical situation‚ directed toward a silent audience. The narrator is the man in the title‚ an Ancient Greek hero talking about his loathing of his regal position and his wish to travel again before his impending death. In this poem‚ Tennyson presents him as an old sailor‚ a warrior and a king who is in retrospection on his experiences of a lifetime of travel.
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The poem‚ “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Elliot‚ is about a man who has lost his love. What could a poem about a man losing his chance at love and mermaids have in common? These two things may seem to be entirely unconnected‚ except for the author’s brief mention of mermaids at the end. Mermaids may be the most important word in the entire poem. Mermaids are mythical creature that come with a variety of stories and types. One story is that of a mermaid that will sing a song to
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