From the poems we read today, give an example of one of the poetic conceits (exaggeration, simile, metaphor) and what purpose it served or effect it created in the poem.
One example of a poetic conceit from the poems we read today is the use of simile in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot. In the line, "Like a patient etherized upon a table," Eliot compares the speaker's state of mind to that of a patient under anesthesia. This simile creates a sense of paralysis and lack of agency in the speaker, emphasizing his feelings of being stuck and unable to take action. It also adds to the overall atmosphere of lethargy and inertia in the poem.
