Sydney on Profrock

What would Sydney say about The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?

Sydney believes poetry is a form of imitation of what is true in nature. The T.S Elliot poem is full of symbolic puns and historical references that both imitate what action is occurring. Sydney looked for such things in poems, but he also strongly believed in direction. The poem is full of lust and self doubt. As Prufrock is amongst these women he thinks to himself about all his imperfections like his hair thinning. Sydney would not have liked the fact he was self concious because we are all made in God's image and so why should he be ashamed of what he looks like? The direction Sydney looks for is the direction to a more moral life. He felt poetry should teach and help a person become more moral. However, I think there is a different side of Sydney. Perhaps he would have liked this poem because of its hidden meanings in the lines. He believes poetry is a form of imitation of nature. The lust man has for a woman is a form of nature and that is what is occurring in the poem. As Profrock recites the historical puns within the poem. The first stanza immediately hints he wants to be alone with a woman. It is clear lust is an apparent inspiration for the poem. Had Sydney thought differently about poems being meant for moral direction he may have really enjoyed this poem because of its mystery.