Have you ever thought there was time to accomplish all the things you wanted to do in life, but you continue to put them off? In class we read the poem “Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Elliot. The main character in this poem is an old man named J. Alfred Prufrock that is looking back throughout his life and realizes that he wasted his time and didn’t complete anything he kept “putting off”. T.S. Elliot uses metaphors, tone, and personification to express the meaning of solemn and regret that Prufrock experiences in the poem.
I think T.S Elliot used metaphors in his poem to show his regret by comparing his life to different things. My first example is “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons…” (Line 51). I use this as an example …show more content…
There is a huge section of the poem that is completely all personification. A small example of this is, “The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes, The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window-panes.” (Lines 15-16) I use this as my first example because the yellow fog represents fear and insecurity which keeps him “inside the house” so he doesn’t get hurt. My second example from this section is “And seeing that it was a soft October night, Curled once about the house, and fell asleep” (Lines 21-22). It talks about at that current moment he was comfortable and he didn’t worry about all the things he was missing out on. It wasn’t affecting him in a negative way that he could see. T.S. Elliot using personification helps the reader understand the deeper meaning on their level.
In the poem, the “Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Elliot, the metaphors, personification, and tone he uses successfully gets the meaning and feeling of regret and sadness across to readers. He tries to show them that no matter how scared you might be or you think that you have enough time to do everything that you plan on doing, it shouldn’t keep you from living your life. Do everything you want and have no
I think T.S Elliot used metaphors in his poem to show his regret by comparing his life to different things. My first example is “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons…” (Line 51). I use this as an example …show more content…
There is a huge section of the poem that is completely all personification. A small example of this is, “The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes, The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window-panes.” (Lines 15-16) I use this as my first example because the yellow fog represents fear and insecurity which keeps him “inside the house” so he doesn’t get hurt. My second example from this section is “And seeing that it was a soft October night, Curled once about the house, and fell asleep” (Lines 21-22). It talks about at that current moment he was comfortable and he didn’t worry about all the things he was missing out on. It wasn’t affecting him in a negative way that he could see. T.S. Elliot using personification helps the reader understand the deeper meaning on their level.
In the poem, the “Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Elliot, the metaphors, personification, and tone he uses successfully gets the meaning and feeling of regret and sadness across to readers. He tries to show them that no matter how scared you might be or you think that you have enough time to do everything that you plan on doing, it shouldn’t keep you from living your life. Do everything you want and have no