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Emotion in T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock


In his poem ?The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,? T.S. Eliot subtly conveys a wide variety of Prufrock?s emotions; he creates pathos for the speaker by employing the ?objective correlative,? which Eliot defines as ?a set of objects, a situation, a chain of events [that] shall be the formula of that particular emotion? (?Hamlet and His Problems?).

The first stanza introduces Prufrock?s isolation, as epitomized metaphorically by ?half-deserted streets? (4): while empty streets imply solitude, Eliot?s diction emphasize Prufrock having been abandoned by the other ?half? needed for a relationship or an ?argument? (8). Hoping for a companion, Prufrock speaks to the reader when saying, ?Let us go then, you and I? (1), as he needs to address his lament to an audience; conscious of the reader?s curiosity regarding the ?overwhelming question,? (10) Prufrock answers, ?Oh, do not ask, ?What is it??? (11). (The likely explanation for Eliot?s inconsistent use of you in this stanza is Prufrock probably meaning you as ?To lead one... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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