After the past two weeks, I think my ability to read poetry has improved a lot than before. I am able to have a deeper understanding of the words or sentences in the poem. This helped me to understand what the poem, “Oedipus the King”, is talking about.
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot exemplifies the loneliness and existential dread that can resemble Oedipus’s voyage. As Oedipus faces his destiny and the revelations of his past, so too does Prufrock struggle with identity and fears. Prufrock’s hesitation and contemplation mirror Oedipus’s terrible discovery of his previous deeds, as both works explore the human condition.
Just as Sophocles uses tragic foreshadowing and dramatic irony, Eliot uses vivid imagery and stream-of-consciousness to deepen emotional depth. Similar to Prufrock’s sense of alienation in a busy world, Oedipus experiences growing solitude as he learns difficult realities about who he is and the repercussions of his choices. This comprehension of the emotional facets of poetry will improve my reading of Oedipus the King by enabling me to more fully appreciate the subtleties of subject and character.
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Jessica, we did not read T.S Elliott’s “the Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock” in class. The prompt asks students to rate their ability to read poetry based on the week’s selections.