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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Tracing ‘The Uncanny in Eliot’s ‘The Love Song Of J.Alfred Prufrock’ Freud’s theory of ‘The Uncanny’ reveals much about his understanding of human beings who take form of either repressed beliefs or desires brought up from the unconscious into the conscious mind. Thus is very much related to the poem written by T.S.Eliot’s ‘The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock’‚ which highlights a vision on society that represents the familiar and the unfamiliar. Freud defines the uncanny as‚ “that species of the
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In The Song of Songs‚ the Shulamite and her lover are everything but what society conforms to. In their Hebrew society there are rules and restrictions pertaining to sexual relations and who is allowed to marry who. These rules are stated in the book of Deuteronomy‚ and if the citizens do not abide by the laws written in the book‚ the punishments were harsh and brutal. However‚ the Shulamite and her lover seemed to be living in their own world where they could not care less about what society thought
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The song “Mad World‚” originally written and composed in F#m by the English synth-pop band Tears for Fears is an incredibly melancholy yet upbeat song. “Mad World‚” has been covered by an abundance of artists‚ although the most unusual and differing cover compared to the original is that of the version by the singer and songwriter Gary Jules. Gary Jules composed and recorded the cover‚ written in the key of Eb for the soundtrack of Donnie Darko‚ a movie where the detached sadness of the song’s lyrics
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The song that I have chosen is ‘People I Adore’. I have modified the lyrics from the song of ‘Farmer in The Dell’. I still retain the tune of the song and change the lyrics to suit the proficiency level of pupils in Year 3. I choose this song because the melody or tune for the song is very simple. It is easy for children to follow the melody. Another feature of this song is the repetition of tune patterns. I believe that the repetitive format or rhymes makes the children “rote-able” as repetition
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The overall ending of Twelfth Night is subversive‚ from Malvolio’s uncomfortable promises of revenge to Viola still in her Cesario attire after the grand unveiling of her identity. Feste’s song highlights these ambiguities: it is the only epilogue song with the exception of Love’s Labours Lost which is not celebratory (the latter being overshadowed by death). Feste’s lyrics emphasise the uselessness of material possessions when faced with the onslaught of time‚ and comes directly after Orsino’s professed
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Even though rap music is considered violent‚ there are some rap songs that delivers positive messages and then you have some R&B songs that are just as violent and raunchy as some Rap songs. Rap and R&B music are both enjoyable; however‚ both genres of music have a lot of differences. The word “Rap” came from a slang word meaning conversation. Rap music tends to attract a more tough and rowdy crowd. It is often categorized as violent music and has been known to be protested against. One of the
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Imagine a song that reminds you of the early Saturday mornings where you sat staring at the television screen watching one your favorite cartoons as everyone in your house is fast asleep. Now imagine that you’re an adult‚ you’re stressed out‚ attempting to balance your responsibilities and trying to figure out what the heck to do with your life. You sit at your work desk staring at the computer‚ you’re longing to be a kid again‚ young‚ free-spirited‚ free of worries and ready to take on the world
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Stearns Eliot’s poems‚ The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock published in 1915‚ and Preludes published in 1917‚ resonate the decay and alienation of Eliot’s characters and civilization. Eliot employs various poetic techniques to challenge the reader to explore social fragmentation of the human psyche and the futility of an industrialization society. Eliot explores seclusion and social fragmentation through the experiences of the persona in his poem‚ The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. The form
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There are many reasons why this is an unlikely hit song and yet it found it’s way to the top spot on the Country charts and gives no sign of leaving anytime soon. The song itself sounds more like an album cut than a hit; while the chorus has a beautiful payoff line at the end‚ it lacks the huge hooks and big emotional release that usually drives a song to #1. So let’s see what it has that makes people want to hear it over and over. THEME This song explores an emotion we’ve all felt: a yearning to
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