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“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock ”

“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock ”. By T.S. Eliot. T. S. Eliot. Work was revolutionary in both form and content. Dramatic Monologue. A poem or speech in which a character addresses a silent listener http :// www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Q5UG7ISJfP0. Allusion.

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“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock ”

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  1. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” By T.S. Eliot

  2. T. S. Eliot • Work was revolutionary in both form and content

  3. Dramatic Monologue • A poem or speech in which a character addresses a silent listener • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Q5UG7ISJfP0

  4. Allusion • References to well-known people, historical events and literary works Ex. “The side lines is lined with casualtiesWho sip the life casually, then gradually become worseDon’t bite the apple, Eve” -Jay-Z http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D3M6j1XAk4&feature=player_embedded

  5. Epigraph • A short quotation or saying at the beginning of a work intended to suggest its theme. • Ex. Opening scene of The Breakfast Club And these children that you spit onAs they try to change their worldsAre immune to your consultationsThey're quite aware of what they're goin' through David Bowie—“Changes”

  6. Free Verse • Poetry that lacks a regular rhythmical pattern, or meter Ex. “Fog” by Carl Sandburg The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.

  7. Activity • Use the worksheet to annotate the poem

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