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What is The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, commonly known as Prufrock, is the first professionally published poem by American-born British poet T. S. Eliot (1888–1965).
What is interesting about T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?
Its now-famous opening lines, comparing the evening sky to a patient etherised upon a table, were considered shocking and offensive.
How is T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock written?
The poem's structure was heavily influenced by T. S. Eliot's extensive reading of Dante and refers to a number of literary works, including Hamlet and those of the French Symbolists
When was The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock written?
In 1915.
What is T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock about?
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, described as a drama of literary anguish, is a dramatic interior monologue of an urban man, stricken with feelings of isolation.
Is T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock similar to any other poets?
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock structure was heavily influenced by Eliot's extensive reading of Dante and refers to a number of literary works.
Is there anything else about T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?
At the time of its publication, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock was considered outlandish.

Question: Why were the lines shocking?
Self-contained rewrite: Why were the lines of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock shocking?