Journal #17

1. What is the significance of the poem’s epigraph? How does it relate to Prufrock?

The epigraph of this poem is a six-line quotation from Canto of the Inferno by the Renaissance Italian poet Dante Alighieri .. the italian term " Inferno" means the horrors of Hell. It relates to Prufock in the sense that Prufock would not normally share his story, so the poem represents his private thoughts. They both are glimpses in the people’s minds and what they really are.

2. Make a list of questions that Prufrock asks. Do you see a pattern/theme to these questions or are they random?

The questions are very random, and have a pattern of whether or not he should do something. He seems very unsure with everything

Questions:

Should I eat a peach

Should I party my hair form behind

He frequently asks ‘do I dare?’’.

3. What do you think is Prufrock’s main flaw/problem?

Prufock’s main flaw is his biggest sense of insecurity. He is very unsure of everything in his life. He is talking about a women that he wishes to tell how he feels, but he does not because he is too afraid.

4. Why do you think this is called a love song? In what way is it a love song?

It is not about love as what we think of love. This song is full of Irony because it’s about him being alone, and self doubt. It’s not a love song, and it is all about him being self conscience and is not involved in any kind of love relationship. He is expressing his lonliness and alienation.