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Prufrock in a sentence

Prufrock meaning

A surname

Using Prufrock

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname

Context around Prufrock

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

character 1× sent 1× alfred 1× pre 1× man 1×

Often after:

seems 1× verse 1× relayed 1×

Sentence patterns with Prufrock

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a man prufrock relayed in 1× had sent prufrock to almost 1× he was prufrock so pound 1× j alfred prufrock 1× s pre prufrock verse commercially 1× the character prufrock seems to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although the character 1× eliot had sent 1× in 1915 he 1× norton 1998 p 1× stephen adams writes 1× the poem follows 1×

Common sentence endings:

but was rejected 1× carnal love unattained 1× in early youth 1× j alfred prufrock 1× only twenty two 1× read as autobiographical 1×

Words around Prufrock

Just before it in the word index:

pruett 15 prue 53 prudish 14 prudie 9 prudhomme 10 prudhoe 21

Just after it in the word index:

pruitt 254 pruitthealth 2 prukop 2 prum 2 prume 3 prune 76

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Prufrock

  • In this selection, "prufrock" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, character, sent, alfred, seems, verse and relayed stand out and add context to how "prufrock" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a man prufrock relayed in and had sent prufrock to almost. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prufrock" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prufrock

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Eliot had sent "Prufrock" to almost every editor in England, but was rejected. (13 words)

In 1915 he persuaded Poetry to publish T. S. Eliot 's " The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock ". (18 words)

Although the character Prufrock seems to be middle-aged, Eliot wrote most of the poem when he was only twenty-two. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The poem follows the conscious experience of a man, Prufrock (relayed in the " stream of consciousness " form characteristic of the Modernists ), lamenting his physical and intellectual inertia with the recurrent theme of carnal love unattained. (35 words)

Stephen Adams writes that, just as Eliot denied he was Prufrock, so Pound denied he was Mauberley, but the work can nevertheless be read as autobiographical. (26 words)

Norton 1998, p. 455. Hayward also collected Eliot's pre-Prufrock verse, commercially published after Eliot's death as Poems Written in Early Youth. (24 words)

Example sentences (6)

Although the character Prufrock seems to be middle-aged, Eliot wrote most of the poem when he was only twenty-two.

Eliot had sent "Prufrock" to almost every editor in England, but was rejected.

In 1915 he persuaded Poetry to publish T. S. Eliot 's " The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock ".

Norton 1998, p. 455. Hayward also collected Eliot's pre-Prufrock verse, commercially published after Eliot's death as Poems Written in Early Youth.

Stephen Adams writes that, just as Eliot denied he was Prufrock, so Pound denied he was Mauberley, but the work can nevertheless be read as autobiographical.

The poem follows the conscious experience of a man, Prufrock (relayed in the " stream of consciousness " form characteristic of the Modernists ), lamenting his physical and intellectual inertia with the recurrent theme of carnal love unattained.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "prufrock" in a sentence?
An example: "Although the character Prufrock seems to be middle-aged, Eliot wrote most of the poem when he was only twenty-two." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "prufrock" from authentic English texts.
What does "prufrock" mean?
Prufrock means: A surname
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