"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Elliot
In this poem, Prufrock makes me get the cringing feeling of embarrassment because he is obviously not the greatest charm. From my understanding of the poem, he is speaking to a possible lover who he wants to be with so badly, but tries to force it in all the wrong ways. It seems that he wants to try and go for her so badly, but he knows in the back of his mind that this sterotypical man that he is could never find the ability within himself to charm this woman. I feel like he has all of these images and day dreams in his head of what it would be like if they were together, so it makes it almost seem real to him. He repeats, "And would it have been worth it, after all," many times because he is contemplating over all of the things he sees them doing. This poem exerts many emotions, and I think T.S. Elliot did a great job of using many metaphors and comparison that really makes the poem unique.
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