The love song

First of all, I found this interesting because the speaker is using internal dialouge as his expression. So, the reader is reading the thoughts of this man. I think the love song is not the best title for this work. He is mainly lamenting his lack of doing things; he has not lead a very spontaneous life thus far. I think the song of regret would be a better title. Although, Prufrock is considering telling a woman he loves/ has feelings for her making it a "love song". He is indecisive over this matter, like he seems to recall being over most matters in his life. I am unsure if the speaker is literally going to see this woman or if he is just thinking through a scenario of going to see the woman. I believe the last is true; he is lamenting his indecisive and unspontaneous life, so I believe he would not be going to see the woman but is thinking about how it would happen if he did. I think the poem would be better if the end would have him literally knocking on the door of the woman. I think this would leave the reader thinking " wow, he actually is changing" this would make leave the reader wondering what happened.

Old love

I loved the poem by Yeats about love when old. I think this poem is wonderful. He simply states that love will last throughout the years, when it is true. I believe the old man in the poem is generally in love with his wife. He obviously cares about her very much. I think that he began to love her for who she is and not what she looks like and as he has became older it has stayed true. I think that the romance might be gone, but the love is still there. I think it is very easy to have love without the romance. I think this happens to many older adults. They just enjoy the company and memories they have with the person they decided to share their lives with.

Goblins Goblins Everywhere!

I liked reading the poem "Goblin Market." I think it can represent life even today. I think the goblins are men that are only trying to have sex with virgins or just to score with a girl they have't been with. I think many guys today are like this. They want to be the "first one" and then they are done with the girl. They then ignore the girl and call her a names like "slut". But, why don't they call themselves this, too? I think girls have to stick together, like Laura and Lizzie (not as close as them because I found their kissing very strange almost like they were lover). I do believe it is important for girls to band together to stop sleezy goblin-like guys!

Loving Elizabeth's Sonnets!!!!

I have just read a sonnet by Elizabeth Browning. I found it rather sad. The women of the poem seems to want the pronounced affection of a man, but he seems to think to say "I love you" is crazy "a cuckoo song, as thou dost treat it". The writer wants the man to say he loves her not just show her love. I have read some of the other sonnets by Elizabeth Browning. She was a big romantic. Most of her sonnets in the Sonnets from the Portugese seem to be about love. I have to admit, I am a romatic at heart and I found her sonnets very refreshing!