fit with a passionate love song The middle-class tone of the name creates irony It shows the mismatch between his feelings and his timid personality Irony in Action Prufrock dreams of great acts but remains silent He says Do I dare disturb the universe However he does nothing He measures life with coffee spoons a symbol of routine This gap between thought and action builds irony Imagery of Failure Images of baldness thin arms and rolled trousers highlight old age Instead of youthful romance the poem presents frustration and fear The mermaids sing but he says I do not think that they will sing to me The title love song ends in despair In short the title is ironically significant because it speaks of love yet shows failure and hesitation Prufrock s song is a modern cry of loneliness Eliot uses irony to expose the emptiness of modern life and its broken dreams