TS Eliot's J. Alfred Prufrock's Love Song tells a story through the perspective of an ordinary man in a way that reveals both the beauty and the complexities of love, time and life. Through his emphasis on the mundane things of normal everyday progression, Eliot exposes a distorted perception of these elements of life. Mr. Prufrock, who is perceived as a very simple man, takes readers on a journey through a day like any other, emphasizing various simplicities in a way that slowly reveals more and more of his character. His character, therefore, serves as a symbol of humanity itself, and Eliot's use of different literary elements further elevates his main idea. Throughout The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, T. S. Eliot uses a number of metaphors and similes in order to give insight into Prufrock's fragmented view of love, time, and life itself. Throughout the poem, Eliot uses a series of similes to reveal different parts of Prufrock's character and internal dilemma. An example of this is seen in lines 1-3 when Eliot writes, “Let us go then, you and I, when the evening is spread against the sky like an etherized patient on the table.” What's interesting about this quote is that it essentially sets the stage for the rest of the poem. Eliot begins by opening the piece with a line that gives the poem a very calm atmosphere, suggesting an invitation to take an intimate walk with the narrator. The third line, however, compares the evening to someone lying on a table about to undergo surgery. The fact that Eliot uses this simile reveals, right from the start, a part of Prufrock's character and his fragmented view of love as he sees it as a rather golden part of humanity. We readers note that Prufrock associates love with… the medium of paper… things in light of his internal fear of rejection and the unknown. Eliot's use of metaphors and similes in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock are effective in the sense that they take concrete, yet simple ideas and parallel them with something quite organic. This, in essence, gives authenticity to the elements of the poem as it brings Eliot's main themes alive through the creation of Prufrock's character as a very complex, yet ordinary man, with a fragmented view of love, time and life itself . From something as simple as love and relationships with women, to more complex things like death and decisions, Prufrock's disconnection from the modern world is elevated through Eliot's literary elements. Through his confrontation with seemingly attainable ideas and the use of metaphors and similes, Eliot highlights Prufrock's fragmented character and his major internal dilemmas..