The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Analysis

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  • @shooshoo2654
    @shooshoo2654 5 років тому +65

    You are amazing. you managed to convey in 10 minutes what my professor was trying to in AN HOUR! :))))

  • @lemurarticotrepador1641
    @lemurarticotrepador1641 7 років тому +143

    why are you better than my teacher

    • @shahad6179
      @shahad6179 4 роки тому

      Hahahahahahahhhah god😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @aniruddhasarkar2433
    @aniruddhasarkar2433 4 роки тому +14

    The only explanation on the internet that actually explains the poem... Thank you...

  • @Wurmcreacher
    @Wurmcreacher 6 років тому +16

    I missed a week of my class due to an illness and you've actually saved my life

  • @lachesis1033
    @lachesis1033 4 роки тому +6

    2020. Still helps. Thank you so much.

  • @bruceramsey5489
    @bruceramsey5489 6 років тому +20

    When I was young and read the poem, I took it from a comical point of view. Now that I have "seen my greatness flicker" and "bald spot in the middle of my hair", when I read that poem now, I have a hard time keeping from crying.

  • @tracesnyder2675
    @tracesnyder2675 5 років тому +3

    I swear, I tried reading this poem like 7 times before I finally gave up on trying to digest it all. I wish I watched the video the first time...incredibly helpful!!!

  • @cammie1155
    @cammie1155 5 років тому

    I know this is like 2 years old, but you have absolutely NO idea how much this helped! Thank you so much!!

  • @trishaarcenal6342
    @trishaarcenal6342 4 роки тому +2

    I really really love the writing of this poem, too. Structure and word choice, just admirable.

  • @brettashley8257
    @brettashley8257 6 років тому +8

    You're absolutely incredible. I have an essay due tomorrow night and really needed a broken down explanation of this poem. Thank you!

  • @alexis3365
    @alexis3365 6 років тому +58

    no literally, you're better than my professor

  • @BickhamSchmickham
    @BickhamSchmickham  6 років тому +18

    Thanks so much, all! If there are pieces you'd like videos on, leave me a comment. If there is enough demand, I'll do an analysis.

  • @rabiulislam3845
    @rabiulislam3845 3 роки тому

    Monday Is My Exam & Now I'm Here!
    Glad That I Got This Video Site...

  • @lukes2219
    @lukes2219 5 років тому +15

    This poem is f*cking insane I thought I was good at understanding poetry. This shiz is all over the place. It’s making my head hurt

  • @andrearieder7349
    @andrearieder7349 5 років тому +2

    Thank you so much!!!! You just saved my life
    I really enjoyed listening to your explanation, you were a hundred times better than my teacher

  • @simphiwenokwandanqobile5725
    @simphiwenokwandanqobile5725 5 років тому +2

    GOD BLESS YOU,YOU SAVED MY LIFE.NOW I KNOW THAT NEXT YEAR I AM GRADUATING

  • @jessicahart3275
    @jessicahart3275 6 років тому +2

    This is just what I needed to work on a project I have for my college composition II project! Thank You!

  • @BruceWayne-fs8ty
    @BruceWayne-fs8ty 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks! This poem review was amazing! I think most men relate to many parts of this...men are valued based on what they produce/earn/make and that doesn't really happen until we're in our 30s. In fact statistics show men are happiest in their mid 50s. So if we don't work hard enough, we'll end up exactly like this and it's sad that it happens a lot.
    I'm still in my 20s and though I love poetry this poem is actually terrifying...

  • @seanearl
    @seanearl 5 років тому +1

    I enjoyed your analysis of Prufrock and agree with many of your observations. I do find most analyses of the poem omit the transcendent themes, observations and ideas- though in fairness, you can only be expected to do so much with this wonderful word mosaic of Eliot's, often cited as the harbinger of modern poetry.
    I think that the poem, in a larger sense, is about our collective, inherent tension between what we choose to see in each other and what we truly are, laid bare; that while we fixate on the mundane minutia of appearance, the larger questions of our intentions ("Should I...?") hover within our grasp. The poem has a wealth of wonderful lines that span the spectrum of absurd humor ("I am old...I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled") to bleak oblivion ("I should have been a pair of ragged claws..."). It is truly a people's poem- most everyone can find something they can relate to within its frame work.
    I think it is valid to se it as a persona poem as well as a world-weary observation of the frailty ("How his hair is growing thin!"), absurdity ("It is impossible to say just what I mean!") and beauty ("I have seen the mermaids singing, each to each...") of existence.

  • @Sophia1a1
    @Sophia1a1 6 років тому +1

    You made it all very CLEAR. Thank you

  • @inkisarali1416
    @inkisarali1416 5 років тому

    you are the best and your voice is so absorbing and appealing. it compels to listen.

  • @lisadaniel9069
    @lisadaniel9069 3 роки тому

    This is really good,I have a test today and this helped me thank you so much for this

  • @MJOODE2010
    @MJOODE2010 5 років тому +3

    Thank you from Saudi Arabia.

  • @ping6
    @ping6 3 роки тому

    Wow. that's aweful . He's preety similar to most of the younger generation introvers I would say....but the explanation was beautiful and really understandable ...thank you

  • @daveroache7753
    @daveroache7753 4 роки тому +1

    Well done. Smart sagacious woman the husky voice. 👍

  • @farisa3078
    @farisa3078 4 роки тому

    I used to hate this poem and you made me love it.
    wish you were my teacher.
    Thank you

    • @BickhamSchmickham
      @BickhamSchmickham  4 роки тому

      Awww, I'm so glad! This is one of the most difficult poems I teach and it can be a lot to wrap your head around, but it's a good one!

  • @justmy22cents65
    @justmy22cents65 5 років тому

    What a beautiful work! Thank you for this analysis!

  • @harshitsharma8645
    @harshitsharma8645 2 роки тому

    Thankyou for this, ma’am. It helped alot.

  • @claralezcano1519
    @claralezcano1519 5 років тому +1

    THANK U THANK U THANK U !!!! u literally just saved my semester xx

  • @abeerbahrawi136
    @abeerbahrawi136 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much for this, it really helped me understand the poem better!

  • @redouaneelhAjjaji
    @redouaneelhAjjaji 2 роки тому

    2022 still hella helping.....

  • @redtiger6047
    @redtiger6047 Рік тому

    Love this poem..

  • @panchicken98
    @panchicken98 5 років тому +1

    wow, this helps me a lot on my final! Thanks!

  • @ofwilliam
    @ofwilliam 6 років тому

    I have an English final on this poem today, this video should help me ace it. Thank you for the video!

  • @mishel9832
    @mishel9832 Рік тому

    Great interpretation

  • @QaziNahin
    @QaziNahin 5 років тому +1

    Very helpful analysis.

  • @amandarao1150
    @amandarao1150 6 років тому +1

    Thank you so much. This was such a great video. I missed my class on this poem and I have a test tomorrow. You saved part of me😹. At Least my paper won't be blank now

  • @amarb2678
    @amarb2678 6 років тому

    I am Indian, thank q for these....to easily understands the poem

  • @tiarnan76
    @tiarnan76 4 роки тому

    great analysis really enjoyed that....also dunno if you noticed but your name is an anagram of Batie Kickham....

  • @marsiennacelebi739
    @marsiennacelebi739 5 років тому +1

    Thank you!
    We are writing an essay which features this poem and the topic is,
    Does love conquer all?
    Stay wise

  • @addilynayb9902
    @addilynayb9902 Рік тому

    Thank you so much real helpful 😊

  • @keishadorrine3275
    @keishadorrine3275 4 роки тому

    In all honesty you are a LIFE SAVER

  • @찍찍이-v9k
    @찍찍이-v9k 6 років тому +1

    thank u for saving my life

  • @djatikigoita5892
    @djatikigoita5892 6 років тому

    What a nice analysis. I understand the poem now. I feel like the Poem is about me lol. Profruck and I are alike.

  • @maninironmask7925
    @maninironmask7925 5 років тому +2

    Lovely analysis, I keep listening to Anthony Hopkins orate it, best version! I however feel like you seemingly left out one of the most important major themes or similitudes here. Unless I’m wrong, but it’s basically the fact that the whole gathering and the event, and therefore the entire poem, is sorta basically; life personified into a tea party or social gathering. At least for him.

  • @th1s1guysays1
    @th1s1guysays1 4 роки тому

    Its amazing how I can read this...have no idea what im reading....my mind is blank and when I go to these videos and check it out It all makes sense...I think my imagination is very crappy....or something.

  • @kgbarrett1521
    @kgbarrett1521 4 роки тому +6

    This saved me for my college class tomorrow ...yikes

  • @shashirekha9995
    @shashirekha9995 6 років тому

    Hello Ms. Katie, loved your narration and to the point explanations. Thank you. Could you please help us with Tennyson's The memoriam? It's super lengthy.

  • @davidnajera4266
    @davidnajera4266 4 роки тому

    this helped a lot thank you!🙏

  • @NewGuyIzHere
    @NewGuyIzHere 7 років тому +6

    Very helpful

  • @Alex-mu8gg
    @Alex-mu8gg 5 років тому

    Oh my god thank you so much from Italy, this helped me a looott :)

  • @lawansuksyiemlieh4848
    @lawansuksyiemlieh4848 3 роки тому

    What is the significance of the title of the poem?

  • @aasha8363
    @aasha8363 6 років тому

    Ma'am please explain The death bed poem by seigfried Sassoon

  • @norbertruiz5110
    @norbertruiz5110 6 років тому +1

    I'm doing ofl work and I need this

  • @ofuturocomecaraaqui6108
    @ofuturocomecaraaqui6108 3 роки тому +1

    S’io credesse che mia risposta fosse
    A persona che mai tornasse al mondo,
    Questa fiamma staria senza piu scosse.
    Ma percioche giammai di questo fondo
    Non torno vivo alcun, s’i’odo il vero,
    Senza tema d’infamia ti rispondo.

  • @nasaduos1219
    @nasaduos1219 4 роки тому

    Thank you!

  • @salmamagdy6048
    @salmamagdy6048 6 років тому +1

    This is so sad! But thank you for the great explanation.

  • @ashantaewalker4948
    @ashantaewalker4948 5 років тому

    Thank youuuuuuuu‼️‼️‼️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @tayammourad447
    @tayammourad447 4 роки тому

    Why do you skip lines? It confuses me more

  • @omarcorona9920
    @omarcorona9920 5 років тому +1

    Ooooh yeiiii I finally could understand this madafacker poem 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @sazzadkhan4897
    @sazzadkhan4897 6 років тому

    Amazing shall say it was but my ears want to hear more!

  • @chaimaahafed6514
    @chaimaahafed6514 6 років тому

    Hello , may i have your email for educational purpose please . Thank you

  • @sscwithakshay
    @sscwithakshay 6 років тому

    Thank you .

  • @tejashwinikankal
    @tejashwinikankal 6 років тому

    Very nice

  • @inkisarali1416
    @inkisarali1416 5 років тому

    where is your email Mam??

  • @tanishqsbasak475
    @tanishqsbasak475 6 років тому +4

    I wonder why on earth do I have to deal with these poems of such friendzoned impotent poets... God this is torture but btw your explanation was TOP FREAKING NOTCH... you explained me within 10minutes what my teacher couldn't for 10months... I hope I write well in tomorrow's exam and then I wish we had coffee spoons together 🤣🤣 just kidding.. nice explain

  • @rmleighton1
    @rmleighton1 4 роки тому

    If you tell a woman you love her you can't will draw it even a second later. I've been there. Many woman I think are in shock. Most are kind. The peach is erotic for young women perhaps.

  • @jimmyhuang8382
    @jimmyhuang8382 4 роки тому +1

    this is the most sh*ty poem I've read. Thanks so much for the analysis

  • @Harry-yp6oj
    @Harry-yp6oj 5 років тому

    Hamlet is not brave at all, the whole point of Hamlet is that he is the opposite of brave and his procrastination causes the events. Learn fucking shakespeare before you make outlandish remarks.

  • @kylepatrick4996
    @kylepatrick4996 5 років тому

    Not funny :(