Introduction to Modernist Poetry — Prufrock Analysis …
Introduction to Modernist Poetry — Prufrock Analysis Worksheet
Student Name _________________________________________Block __________ Date ________________
Read the work by T.S. Eliot, then answer the questions about the pertinent lines listed below:
|“The Love Song of J. Alfred | |
|Prufrock”: Lines for Close Analysis |Guiding Questions for Students |
|1) Lines 1-13 |1) Who is the speaker of the poem and to whom is the poem addressed? |
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|2) Lines 1-15 |2) Where is the speaker? Describe the time of day, place, etc. What parts of the poem support your answer? |
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|3) Lines 1-15 |3) Identify two SIMILES in the opening stanza. What do these similes suggest about what is being compared to |
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|4) Lines 14-15 |4) What room is the speaker describing? |
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|5) Lines 15-23 |5) Identify the primary METAPHOR in this stanza. In other words, to what does the poet indirectly liken the yellow |
| |fog? Note specific elements/words from the poem to support your answer. |
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| 6) Lines 23-33 |6) What is the primary argument of this stanza? Sum up the argument in one sentence. |
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|7) Lines 32-33 |7) What does the speaker mean in lines 32-33? What does this argument have to do with what is “happening” in the |
| |poem? |
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|8) Lines 37-48 |8) What is the speaker’s emotional state at this point in the poem? What are his primary concerns? |
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|9) Lines 46-48 |9) Why do you think the speaker is stalling when it comes to socializing? Is this a speaker with whom you’d like to|
| |sit down and chat? Why or why not? |
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|10) Line 51 |10) What does the speaker mean in line 51? |
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|11) Lines 49-69 |11) Identify the poem’s use of REPETITION? What effect does repetition have on the poem’s meaning? |
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|12) Lines 49-69 |12) What is the speaker’s TONE at this point in the poem? |
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|13) Lines 62-66 |13) Whom is the speaker describing? |
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|14) Line 66 |14) Re-read line 66. What stands out about the act of digressing? |
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|15) Lines 75-86 |15) Do you think the speaker himself is digressing? Identify parts of the poem to support your answer. |
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|16) Lines 75-86 |16) What is the primary argument of this stanza? |
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|17) Line 85 |17) Who/What is “the eternal Footman”? |
|18) Lines 86-98 |18) How does this setting relate to the setting of the poem’s opening stanzas? |
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|19) Lines 90-98 |19) Describe the speaker’s relationship to speaking itself? Is he effective at expressing himself and/or telling a |
| |story? Why or why not? |
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|20) Line 104 |20) What is your analysis of line 104? |
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|21) Lines 111-119 |21) What is the primary argument of this stanza? |
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|22) Line 117 |22) Define “obtuse.” |
|23) Lines 120-125 |23) Has the speaker finally admitted his primary concern? What effect does “growing old” have on the speaker’s |
| |socializing? |
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|24) Line 125 |24) Re-read line 125. Why does the speaker think this? |
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|25) Lines 129-131 |25) What is the speaker’s final tone? |
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|Figurative Language |
|Figurative language can be difficult to understand at times. One way to determine the meaning of figurative language is to look at surrounding context clues.|
|Find the following excerpts in T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Find each of the excerpts within the poem. Look for context clues to help|
|you understand the figurative language within each excerpt. Then write the meaning of each excerpt. |
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|1. the evening is spread out against the sky |
|Like a patient etherized upon a table (lines 2–3) |
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|Meaning: ___________________________________________________________________________ |
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|2. I have measured out my life with coffee spoons (line 51) |
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|Meaning: ___________________________________________________________________________ |
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|3. And when I am formulated, sprawling on a pin, |
|When I am pinned and wriggling on the wall (lines 57–58) |
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|Meaning: ___________________________________________________________________________ |
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|4. And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker (line 85) |
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|Meaning: ___________________________________________________________________________ |
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|5. I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach. |
|I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. |
|I do not think that they will sing to me. (lines 123–125) |
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|Meaning: ___________________________________________________________________________ |
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|Notes/Comments for Class Discussion |
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