“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” T.S. Eliot

“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” COS: COS: Analyze authors’ use of literary elements Analyze authors’ use of literary elements Analyze use of figurative language Analyze use of figurative language Explain use of allusions Explain use of allusions Analyze 20 th century selections for cultural significance Analyze 20 th century selections for cultural significance Compare writing styles of two or more American authors Compare writing styles of two or more American authors Edit writings Edit writings Use the research process to support a thesis Use the research process to support a thesis GE: GE: Understand figurative language Understand figurative language Analyze literary elements Analyze literary elements Draw conclusions Draw conclusions Determine logical progression and completeness of paragraphs Determine logical progression and completeness of paragraphs Use words that create clarity, precision, and vivid description Use words that create clarity, precision, and vivid description Use formal and informal language appropriately Use formal and informal language appropriately

T.S. Eliot Influential in the Modernist movement Influential in the Modernist movement Questioned religion but regained Christian faith Questioned religion but regained Christian faith Early poetry explores “spiritually exhausted” people living in urban areas Early poetry explores “spiritually exhausted” people living in urban areas ld_civ_reader_2/eliot.html ld_civ_reader_2/eliot.html

Terms to Know Allusion Allusion Simile Simile Metaphor Metaphor Extended Metaphor Extended Metaphor Modernism Modernism Symbolism Symbolism

Lines 1-3: How is this simile an example of Modernism in poetry? Lines 1-3: How is this simile an example of Modernism in poetry? Lines 13-14: What is the cultural difference between this room and the streets through which Prufrock has traveled? Lines 13-14: What is the cultural difference between this room and the streets through which Prufrock has traveled? Lines 23-28: How does Eliot disregard traditional poetic elements in these lines? What traditional elements does he keep? Lines 23-28: How does Eliot disregard traditional poetic elements in these lines? What traditional elements does he keep?

Line 51: What does this metaphor tell the reader about Prufrock’s society? Line 51: What does this metaphor tell the reader about Prufrock’s society? Line 84: In what sense does Prufrock envision his head “brought in upon a platter”? Line 84: In what sense does Prufrock envision his head “brought in upon a platter”? Lines 85-87: How does this symbol characterize the cultural context of the poem? Lines 85-87: How does this symbol characterize the cultural context of the poem? Lines 94-98: How is Prufrock’s allusion to Lazarus ironic? Lines 94-98: How is Prufrock’s allusion to Lazarus ironic?

Lines : What does this allusion tell the reader about how Prufrock sees himself? Lines : What does this allusion tell the reader about how Prufrock sees himself? Line 125: How is this line an example of new poetics of Modernism? Line 125: How is this line an example of new poetics of Modernism? How does Eliot deliberately reject some of the conventions of traditional poetry while simultaneously embracing tradition? How does Eliot deliberately reject some of the conventions of traditional poetry while simultaneously embracing tradition?