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Being that he witnesses mermaids and things that are real it could be that he is between a daydream and his conscious thoughts. He then concludes with, “til human voices wake us”.

It was not clear where he is located throughout the poem, or were his thoughts just his imagination/dream? It appears to take place in a dreary environment as he uses “yellow fog” to describes an October night as he walked through streets. This poem is a bit difficult to follow, as some things do not seem to make sense. As he himself believes he is not worthy of the mermaid’s attention. Near the end he is at the beach and witnesses sea-girls singing, and believes they will not sing to him.

Love song of j alfred how to#

He also criticizes his thin arms and legs and worries about how to comb his hair. In the text he speaks of “the bald spot in the middle of my hair”, and worries of what others might say. It seems like his references to Michelangelo are more out of his very own admiration towards the perfect male figure. He becomes his harshest critique and is so self-conscious of his appearance. It almost seems as if he is unsure of how to approach a women because fear of rejection. In multiple sections throughout the poem Eliot touches upon mans insecurities. That are seen walking in and out of room speaking of this well-known artist, and the perfect sculpturing of the naked body of which these women must have admired. In the room the women come and go Talking of Michelangelo.” This is emphasized in multiple parts of the text and it is hard for me not to envision the women in a brothel. In the text he implies that they go and “make a visit. I also think that oysters are more of a sophisticated delicacy that mostly geared to an older crowd. Where a restaurant that serves oysters a much known aphrodisiac to accompany there restless night. He describes the evening “like a patient etherized upon a table”, as if the evening went along at a sluggish pace in a good way and slept in a cheap hotel. His discrete sexual undertones come from “After sunsets, after the skirts that trail along the floor- and this and so much more?” and “ It is impossible to say just what I mean”.Įliot wrote this from an older mans perspective and shares the many nights in which he experiences love.

He describes a perfect evening spent with a special someone drinking tea and having some marmalade, in his attempt in setting the mood.

He informs us that he is familiar with the ladies, “Known them all- arms that are braceleted and white and bare”, and how he is entrapped by the perfume scents from a dress. His experiences with woman are not described in detail and it is not as clear for me in the text. I would say in this song he captures his encounters with women and his personal battles to sweep them off of their feet. He highlights his insecurities that include aging and self-perception, “Though I have seen my head, (growing slightly bald)”. Alfred Prufrock he speaks of love and the various aspect one might experience when searching for love like self consciousness and female encounters (that are G rated).