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  1. Jan 2016
    1. After the sunsets and the dooryards and the sprinkled streets, After the novels, after the teacups, after the skirts that trail along the floor— And this, and so much more?— It is impossible to say just what I mean!

      When I read over this group of lines, I imagine that he does not know how to explain it, but that which he is feeling is something immeasurable. He recalls all the days which he has spent with them, and I imagine someone that I have known for quite some time, yet we haven't spoken in a long while. He is stuck in somewhat of the same position that I am.

    2. For I have known them all already, known them all: Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons; I know the voices dying with a dying fall Beneath the music from a farther room.                So how should I presume?

      (1) In summary, this stanza explains how Prufrock has gone through his whole life, he knows everything that has happened. He has met so many people who have come and gone, and he does not know what he should do after all that has happened. He seems to also understand some things to come.