Using Stylistic Rhetoric, analyze T.S. Eliot’s argument through the character of J. Alfred Prufrock. Firstly, what is Eliot telling us about the man, his life, and his circumstances. Use the strategies that Eliot presents to you as a springboard to show your audience the basic facts of the story. While you are laying out the story, analyze these facts and use them to try to cipher out Eliot’s true meaning and argument. What is he trying to convey to the reader? How is he trying to say it? What argument is he making? While analyzing, evaluate the effectiveness of his argument. Does his use of stylistic rhetoric move you, or does it make you less likely to listen to him?
Remember that, this being a poem, Stylistic rhetoric is the most useful way to analyze it. Look at the ways the pieces of stylistic rhetoric appeal to Pathos. Analyze what emotions are being evoked, how powerfully they are being evoked, and how well they support the main Claim the author is presenting.
Don’t forget that I will post a Lecture explaining the poem, so there’s no need to check secondary sources for analysis. Please do not plagiarize on this paper. If you’re struggling, just meet with me for office hours.
This paper aligns with the 1st and 5th SLO’s.
Here’s the text itself:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/44212/the-love-song-of-j-alfred-prufrockLinks to an external site.
If you need help making a Works Cited page: Owl PurdueLinks to an external site.
This paper requires:
4-6 Pages
MLA format
Here’s the rubric:
A – Student has turned in a paper before the cut-off point that is full-length, with minimal formatting or grammatical issues and conforming to the standard MLA format, and including (if required) a Works Cited page. The student’s analysis demonstrates understanding and mastery of Rhetorical Strategies, Modes, and the Toulmin Method. The paper only briefly summarizes the author’s points in order to analyze them. Analysis effectively supports a claim (about the level of persuasiveness shown by the argument being analyzed), and would convince an unbiased but rhetorically educated audience to agree with that claim through careful and logical argumentation.
