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Solitude is a common theme in most modern literature. Literary authors portray loneliness in
different ways like isolation, alienation, exclusion, or disconnection. Similarly, the loneliness
motif has been used in contemporary poetry to reveal poets' inner states, feelings, and emotions.
Two such poems are "The Young Housewife" by William Carlos and “The Love Song of Alfred
Prufrock" by T. S Elliot. This essay explores different ways the two poems tackle solitude.
"The Young Housewife" by William Carlos Williams is a simple poem with three stanzas varying
length and rhyme structure. In the first stanza, he focuses on imaginary images to express desire,
appreciation, and emotion; in the second one, his focus shifts towards a reality where he uses
dramatic monologues that parallel human life; finally, in the third section Williams’ spend time
reflecting upon what has been achieved up until this point. In the poem, William uses various