The poem's speaker Prufrock, seems to be addressing his possible lover. But Prufrock is confused about how to approach that woman. ... At the end of the poem, a vague ocean image conveys Prufrock's emotional distance from the society. ... Reading Prufrock through Marxist Lenses Prufrock can be described as an exploration of the Marxist idea through different poetic devices such as imagery and intertextuality. ... " is quoted because Prufrock is uncertain if he should do it or not. ...

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Alfred Prufrock and The Waste Land. ... Alfred Prufrock, the use of a perfect rhyme can be exhibited: And would it have been worth it, after all, After the cups, the marmalade, the tea, Among the porcelain, among some talk of you and me, Would it have been worth while, To have bitten off the matter with a smile, To have squeezed the universe into a ball To roll it toward some overwhelming question, (ll. 87-93) (DeRoche, 337) Ciuro 3 In Robert Lowell's poem The Skunk Hour, the...

• Word Count: 1595
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• Grade Level: High School

English poetry of the early 20th century The end of the 19th century witnessed unprecedented outbreak of drastic changes caused by the intensifying contradictions between the antiquated social order and the demands of the time. Those contradictions touched upon practically every sphere of social ...

• Word Count: 1915
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate