The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Genre of 'Prufrock'
Genre of 'Prufrock'
Dramatic monologue
Evening sky simile meaning
Evening sky simile meaning
Lifelessness & paralysis
Prufrock's repeated question
Prufrock's repeated question
Do I dare? / Do I dare disturb the universe?
What women discuss in the room
What women discuss in the room
Michelangelo
Who Prufrock says he is NOT
Who Prufrock says he is NOT
Prince Hamlet - sees himself as minor character
'Measured life with coffee spoons' means
'Measured life with coffee spoons' means
Life is mundane, trivial, repetitive
'Ragged claws/silent seas' shows
'Ragged claws/silent seas' shows
Insignificance & desire to escape
'Human voices wake us, and we drown' symbolizes
'Human voices wake us, and we drown' symbolizes
Ultimate defeat by insecurities
'Eternal Footman' represents
'Eternal Footman' represents
Death
Main theme: Prufrock's central problem
Main theme: Prufrock's central problem
Indecision & insecurity
Theme shown by 'patient etherized'
Theme shown by 'patient etherized'
Modern alienation
Yellow fog personified as
Yellow fog personified as
A cat
Why poem has fragmented structure
Why poem has fragmented structure
Mirrors Prufrock's disjointed thoughts
Urban setting described as
Urban setting described as
Bleak & decaying (half-deserted streets)
Prufrock's confession about approaching woman
Prufrock's confession about approaching woman
And in short, I was afraid