Socratic Seminar Notes on Prufrock

• The poem relates to school based upon time
• He tries to reassure himself that he has time to do things, but in saying so he losing time
• Stages of procrastination in poem (also relates to school)
• Biblical reference of Lazarus connects to in the mind coming back to life
• Put yourself out there and chose to do it
• To do or not to do
• Title is ironic because he calls his life a love song, but it is the opposite
• The saying "time heals", but here it seems like it doesn't heal