Students were asked to consider Eliot's use of metaphor in The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock. For example students were asked to consider the 'Life is a journey' metaphor that Knowles and Moon explore in their essay 'Introducing Metaphor' in the A2 Anthology. How might Eliot's poem be considered a journey?
Students were also introduced to the articles in the Anthology that consider the qualities that make a text a canonical text. The Pope and Montgomery essays were given to the class.
Students considered the use of metaphor and symbol in Prufrock with specific focus placed upon images of the city and the significance of the sea imagery at the conclusion of the poem.
We are moving towards the essay title: How important is Eliot's use of metaphor and symbol in The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock ? How do these features of language allow Eliot to shape meaning?
HOMEWORK: Identify the key metaphorical language and key symbols used by Eliot. Consider images of movement/stasis within the poem. Is Prufrock a victim of society's conventions? Is he a pathetic figure or a tragic hero? Why the biblical references and obscure allusions? What is the significance of Dante's 'Divine Comedy' epigraph? Consider the comments made by Tom and Rob relating to their idea that Prufrock is reflecting upon the quality of his life whilst 'etherised' on the operating table. This interpretation suggests the poem is a form of fragmented and reflective dream. Do you agree with their analysis? Why does he have to prepare a 'face' to meet the faces that he meets? How important is the theme of time? Consider the requirements of the essay when you read the poem. We will plan the essay as a class in the next lesson.
Read the sections from the Anthology. I will expect some reference to the Anthology in the Prufrock essay. Prufrock is considered to be a canonical text. Why? Why is this poem considered to be one of the finest texts of the twentieth century?
Begin reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and visit the relevant resources posted on Be Curious. The documentary The Romantics, narrated by Peter Ackroyd's moustache, is a resource you should synthesise and the History channel documentary relating to Shelley's novel is also worth a visit.
Ta.
MLR.
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