I’m working on a english discussion question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
Read the long poem titled “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/44212/the-love-song-of-j-alfred-prufrock (Links to an external site.)
Now, read this essay of criticism about the poem. . You can use this new article if you prefer. J Alfred Prufrock.pdf” href=”https://canvas.tccd.edu/courses/27806/files/4678647?wrap=1″ target=”_blank” data-canvas-previewable=”false” rel=”noopener”>alienation in The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock.pdf The article on dark humor is no longer in our database, but you can find it here. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282663452_’Almost_Ridiculous’_Dark_Humor_in_TS_Eliot’s_’The_Love_Song_of_J_Alfred_Prufrock’_Invited_essay_forthcoming_in_Bloom’s_Themes_Dark_Humor_ed_Harold_Bloom_and_Blake_Hobby_New_York_Infobase_Publishing_20 (Links to an external site.)
1. What did the essay teach you about this poem?
2. Do you agree that the author is using dark humor or is this more serious in nature?
3. Point out a line where the author feels alienated or cut off from society.
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