speaker tells us. For instance‚ in the poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot‚ the implied auditor is Prufrocks lover. We know of her presence when Prufrock addresses her‚ for example Let us go then‚ you and I. This first line of the poem tells us then that the poem is addressed to a specific person. Another instance is Oh‚ do not ask‚ What is it? This line tells us that the auditor‚ that is the lover does interact with the speaker‚ Prufrock‚ but we know about these interactions only
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Symbols represent an important aspect in the system of objective correlative. Jules Laforgue‚ a French symbolist‚ believes that "life should be represented in literature through symbolic and not realistic form". In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"‚ symbols are employed through certain images which are specific and symbolic in addition to some textual symbols which are purely Eliotian. Eliot knows how to choose some mythical symbols and other symbols which he derives from different cultures and
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The Magnificent Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock In 1915 a controversial poem titled “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” was released by T.S. Eliot. It is a first person stream of consciousness narrative based on a man at a social gathering who is having some social anxiety. This character is an examination of the tortured psyche of the prototypical modern man; an overeducated‚ eloquent‚ neurotic‚ and emotionally stilted figure. The main character Alfred speaks about his love for the women of
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used this idea of objective correlative‚ which was made famous by and also features in both ‘Prufrock’ and ‘Sweeney among the Nightingales’. It is a dominant factor of most of his poems. Eliot defined objective correlative as “a set of objects‚ a situation‚ a chain of events which shall be the formula of that particular emotion.” There are numerous modernist features in ’The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚’ such as the stream-of-consciousness method showing Prufrock’s disconnected thinking processes
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effect in his poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” where he gives his readers a description of “Of lonely men in shirt-sleeves‚ leaning out of windows?”(72‚ Eliot) but then follows the line with a bizarre image “I should have been a pair of ragged claws/Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.”(73-74‚ Eliot). Although these poets’ uses of surreal metaphors seem similar‚ Plath gives this method her own stamp by personalizing it‚ unlike Eliot who used the character of Prufrock to convey emotion
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Dear Erica‚ How are you? Don’t stress too much on your English exam on you’ll begin to grow a ’bald spot’ (if you haven’t realised‚ that phrase is from Prufrock). Well‚ let me assist you by revealing my feelings and analysis on TS Eliot’s issues and concerns. Since I’ve only studied ’The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’‚ ’Portrait of a Lady’‚ ’Rhapsody on a Windy Night’ and ’Preludes’‚ I’ll be relating my explanation to those poems. The human conditions that Eliot represents are trivial‚ struggle
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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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another person’s perspective. Next‚ taking that evaluation to imagine what others judge based off of that image. Lastly‚ taking in all the judgments to receive a certain feeling or reaction to that image. In the poem by T.S. Eliot titled‚ “The Love Song of J. Alfred
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Eliot is often considered to be a poet who emerged fully formed. This is to say that he did not have a young period where his poems lacked focus or power. His first major poem was The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. This poem still stands as one of the greats poems of the 20th century. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is concerned with a fragmented worldview that came to embody Eliot’s entire body of work. The poem is written in a stream of consciousness style that was a hallmark of Eliot’s work
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And an immense bridge Going into white fog. Here is a broken city‚ And the wind throws the screams of gulls on your grave When I am talking with you. What is poetry which does not save Nations or people? A connivance with official lies‚ A song of drunkards whose throats will be cut in a moment‚ Readings for sophomore girls. That I wanted good poetry without knowing it‚ That I discovered‚ late‚ its salutary aim‚ In this and only this I find salvation. They used to pour millet on graves
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