what ways is Eliot’s ‘The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock’‚ an example of modernist writing? Discuss this in relationship to form as well as content. Although TS Eliot’s The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock contains many of the stylistic conventions that are now associated with modernist poetry‚ TS Eliot’s position on the established art forms and religious hierarchy that many writers of his generation rejected‚ and how this influenced Eliot’s composition of Prufrock‚ is highly debatable. In Modernism:
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Rockwell’s The Love Song has captured my attention time and time again with its expressive and intriguing narrative. Sylvan Barnet tells us that in the critique of a work we must ask ourselves‚ “What is my first response to the work?” Barnet goes on to say that we may eventually change our understanding of the work or revoke our initial response completely. Regardless of our conclusions‚ our first impressions weigh heavily on our perception of a piece. My first response to The Love Song was one of
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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
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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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The stage of apotheosis emphasizes the hero reaching an epiphany. The protagonist gains the utmost knowledge about the rigorous journey. For example‚ Prufrock fears women because they can have his head “brought upon a platter” (Eliot 82). The quote alludes to the beheading of St. John the Baptist‚ an oil painting by Caravaggio in 1608. The biblical allusion tells the story of Herod‚ the tetrarch‚ imprisoning John the Baptist for divorcing his wife and uptaking his brother’s wife‚ Herodia. Furthermore
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(Love song‚ with two goldfish.) The poem‚ “love song‚ with two goldfish” by Grace Chua is about a romantic relationship of two goldfish that unlike a lot of love stories does not result in a happy ending. It seems as though in this poem‚ humans have been replaced with two goldfish; a man and a woman with very different wants and needs which ends in the woman leaving the man for ‘something more’‚ something that he cannot offer. The title of the poem‚ ‘love song…’ straightaway informs the
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In the poem‚ “(love song‚ with two goldfish)” by Grace Chua‚ the author describes the evolution of a young romance between two goldfish with its consequential rise and fall using imagery and metaphors. From the title we can automatically understand what the poem will be about and the parenthesis give an image of the shape of the fishbowl‚ creating a setting. The title is not capitalized because it is not just a statement‚ but is in fact part of a story that is constantly evolving and has many aspects
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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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One of my favorite songs‚ recently‚ has been J. Cole’s Love Yourz. This song relate to feelings that we can all relate to‚ feelings of envy and jealously. We often look at the life styles of those around us‚ and we see what they have‚ and we compare ourselves to them. We feel that if we don’t live a certain life style or drive a fancy car that we are not living a purposeful life. We fall into the trap of focusing on others blessings and ignoring our own. From personal experience I have done this
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Essay: Diction and Tone in Poetry In the field of literature‚ authors use various forms of writing techniques to create diction and tone. One way that the author‚ Andrew Marvel‚ of “To His Coy Mistress” uses a unique way of diction to portray several styles of tone‚ in which they shift from one another‚ through stanza to stanza. His diction creates a variety of literary styles that most authors use as a way of conveying a personal message. This diction creates a multitude of imagery that the reader
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