Preludes Themes
Suffering
Though no one seems to be complaining in "Preludes," the inhabitants of the poem are all suffering. They live in a run-down city and their living situations are impoverished. But it's their souls t...
Time
"Preludes" jumps from night to morning to midday and then it makes an even bigger jump: back in time. No matter when the poem settles, the conclusion is the same: life has always been rough. You co...
Society and Class
"Preludes" takes place mostly in a city, one with a diverse economic classes. You have the people who are too poor to afford curling irons and the business people who don't have time to notice the...