Readthe following essay on The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufro

Readthe following essay on ‘The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock.’  You willfind that while the author is amusing and entertaining, he also presentsinsight and revealing explanations for how the poem works.  Note thetechnique he uses of setting up question and answer between an officerand a sailor, similar to the dialogs of Plato and Socrates.  Afterstudying how Robert Sward presents this analysis of ‘Prufrock,’ yourassignment is to select a poem, either one we’ve read as a class oranother you have found yourself, and imitate Sward’s style of analysis. Be sure you make it clear in your dialog and narrative what problems ofanalysis the poem presents and what techniques the author uses toreveal thematic ideas.Basically an essay like a natural conversation essay. PrufrockEssay.doc