-Compose a written explication of the poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.
-It should analyze one or more of the poems elements
-Your explication is not a summary of what the poem is about. Nor are you expected to unravel the poems meaning. Rather, you are explaining how the poet used a particular poetic element, and you are analyzing how that element affects the rest of the poem.
-When writing your explication:
-Include a thesis statement that states the element you are analyzing and why.