“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” and “After Apple-Picking” The speakers of the poems “ The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” and “After Apple-Picking” have many things in common. One of their similarities is that while they start doing different things, they come to the common conclusion that all their efforts were futile. Additionally, they have many things that are different from one and other. One of the differences is indecisiveness, while Prufrock is …showed first 75 words of 730 total…

…showed last 75 words of 730 total…two poems that one shouldn’t be an extremist. On one hand, one should listen to their desires, however, on the other hand, one should do other activities besides for ones’ desires. We learn from the mixture between the two speakers’ extremes how important it is to balance ones’ life with different activities. Additionally, we learn that if one decides to do something, they should do it and not stop to hesitate and think about.