"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

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This review examines Eliot's use of various poetic devices in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" to convey the characteristics of Prufrock. It centers on the themes of alienation and inaction. Furthermore this review points to the change in narration throughout the poem and the changes in perspective.

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"In his poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" T.S. Eliot presents us with a profound image of alienation, using both technical devices such as meter and content and imagery to help us to understand the desperation that his title character feels. Although we should perhaps feel some scorn for a character as pitiable as Prufrock, in fact we empathize with him for the simple reason that Eliot allows us to understand the world through Prufrock's eyes."

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