Transcript t.s. eliot p. 655

T.S. Eliot
Page 655
2007 COS – 1a
2010 COS – RL.11-12.1; RL 11-12.4; RL.11-12.10; W.11-12.4; L.11-12.1; L.1112.2; L.11-12.4; L.11-12.5
AHSGE – R.II.1; R.IV.2
T.S. Eliot
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Gave up his U.S. citizenship and became a
subject of the king of England.
The most crucial influence on his early work
came from the symbolists
Symbolists saw poetry as an art of recreating
states of mind and feeling, as opposed to
reporting or confessing them.
T.S. Eliot
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Eliot believed that poetry had to be
complex to express the complexities of
modern life.
He disagreed with those who regarded
a poem as means of self-expression, as
a source of comfort, or as a kind of
spiritual pep talk.
Literary Terms
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Dramatic Monologue (p. 657) – a poem in which a
character speaks directly to one or more silent
listeners.
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Hero – Responds to challenges with courage and selfsacrifice
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Antihero – Gives in to disillusionment, hopelessness,
and inaction
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Mood – Overall feeling created
Quickwrite
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Do you think most people today are
more likely to be heroes or antiheroes?
Explain your answer.
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
(p. 658)
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3.
In the simile in line 3, to what is the
night compared?
Lines 15-22 are an extended
metaphor. What two things are being
compared?
What is the mood of the poem?
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
(p. 658)
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What is the setting of the poem?
Describe the physical appearance of
Prufrock.
Line 51 says, “I have measured out
my life with coffee spoons.” What does
this line tell you about Prufrock?
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
(p. 658)
7.
How does Prufrock feel about women?
8.
Translate lines 84 & 85.
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In line 121, Prufrock talks of wearing the
bottoms of his trousers rolled. Why would
he want to do this?
The last line gives Prufrock’s hope for his
life. What is Prufrock’s opinion?
Activity
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Do you think the character of Prufrock
is a hero or an antihero? Explain your
answer using at least three specific
examples from the poem.
Writing “Let Us Go Then . . . “ (pg. 664)
(minimum 12 lines – Use the 1st stanza of
“The Love Song . . . “ as a guide.
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