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

2. Literary Device
Identify each of the following literary tropes found within the poem, and analyze how Eliot’s use of them helps to create the overall theme of the piece : metaphor extended (or controlling) metaphor simile personification

3. alliteration: the commencement of two or more
Figures of Repetition
alliteration: the commencement of two or more
stressed syllables of a word group either with the same
consonant sound or sound group (consonantal
alliteration), as in from stem to stern,  or with a vowel
sound that may differ from syllable to syllable (vocalic
alliteration), as in each to all.
anaphora: repetition of the same word or group of
words at the beginning of successive clauses,
sentences, or lines.
coenotes: repetition of two different phrases: one at
the beginning and the other at the end of successive
paragraphs.

4. Repetition and Theme
Analyze how these figures of repetition help to create the overall theme of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot . Pay close attention to the mood of the piece (as well as the feelings of Mr. Prufrock) when these figures are employed.

5. Allusion and Theme Analyze how Eliot’s allusion to the play Hamlet
helps to create the overall theme of his poem
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.”