historical context of a particular poem Poem: T. S. Eliot‚ ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock The context of any given text whether poetry‚ novels or a movie is always integral to its understanding. Social and historical context of not only the given text‚ but the writer’s context and reader’s context play an important role in the interpretation and understanding of the major ideas‚ issues‚ values and beliefs within the text. T.S (Thomas Stearns) Eliot was one of the twentieth century’s major poets
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universal as love. Interpretation “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚” by T.S. Eliot takes the reader on a depressing‚ timid‚ overcautious‚ middle-aged man. It could be said that he is afraid of his own shadow. Eliot begins the poem with a short excerpt from Dante’s epic poem; “Divine Comedy;” to suggest that Prufrock‚ like Count Guido is in hell. This is an example of allusion. While Count Guido is in the Eighth Circle of Hell; Prufrock is in a hell on earth. Like Count Guido; Prufrock can present
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"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" By T.S Eliot Who among us has not been to a social event or in a situation where they have felt uncomfortable or self conscience‚ perhaps at family events or at a party where the you are unfamiliar with the guest or even the host . However for some people this problem goes far beyond social events and seeps into daily life taking away happiness before it is even gained. In T.S. Eliot’s poem "The Love Song of Alfred Prufrock" the persona is so crippled
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“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”‚ is a dramatic monologue in which the speaker recalls his insecurities in dealing with the opposite sex and the choices he made in general in his life. He wonders if he should have done things differently. Prufrock starts in a city-scape “Like a patient etherised upon a table;/ Let us go‚ through certain half-deserted streets” and ends on a beach “I shall wear white flannel trousers‚ and walk upon the beach
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Passive Lovers T. S. Eliot was the dominant force in twentieth-century British and American poetry. With poems such as The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚ he introduced an edgy‚ disenchanted‚ utterly contemporary version of French Symbolism to the English-speaking world. Most poets recognize that in producing a sensational poetic work‚ many concerns arise with the use of various literary tools to convey ideas‚ opinions or simply an observation. Through vivid imagery and metaphors‚ TS Elliot
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Prufrock Paralysis The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚ written by T.S. Eliot‚ is a truly depressing poem. The poem concerns with a character (Prufrock) that can see and understand the values in life – love‚ joy‚ companionship‚ and courageousness – but is unable to act on his longings. The poem shows constant struggles of Prufrock’s uselessness. The worst part about his uselessness is that he is conscious of it. T.S. Eliot uses the theme of Paralysis‚ the incapacity to act‚ throughout the whole
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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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When we first read “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚” I expected a poem somewhat remotely related to what the title is called – a love song. Instead‚ the word ‘love’ is never used or is referred to as a typical romanticism you would normally find in a love poem. This poem is about a man‚ Alfred Frufrock‚ reflecting on what he was doing in his life and questioning what he should have done. The depressing thing is that he is an old man and still has not gone out with a women more then once. I felt
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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
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Nichole Lariscy Sep/30/2014 The Pitiful Prufrock of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S Eliot "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S Elliot is the lifetime of an old age man remembers‚ which consist of his past failures. Then‚ he puts them into the context of his meaningless life to try to comprehend the significance and compensate for his loneliness. Through Eliot ’s rich imagery and excellent use of poetic language‚ Prufrock ’s explanation of his memories‚ his experiences
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