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Which of these statements characterize the speaker of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”? Check the two best choices.
He is a young man with an interesting and exciting life.
He is a balding, middle-aged man who has many regrets.
He is an old man who knows a lot about art, especially the art of Michelangelo.
He leads an uneventful life because he is afraid to take risks.
He is a young man with an interesting and exciting life.
He is a balding, middle-aged man who has many regrets.
He is an old man who knows a lot about art, especially the art of Michelangelo.
He leads an uneventful life because he is afraid to take risks.
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Why is a dramatic monologue effective in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”? Check the three best choices.
Readers relate to Prufrock’s doubts and fears when they’re told in Prufrock’s own voice.
A dramatic monologue is the best way to convey Prufrock’s confidence in himself.
An audience is more receptive to ideas that are conveyed through a character’s feelings.
It’s easier to feel Prufrock’s sense of confusion and insignificance when he talks about it.
Readers relate to Prufrock’s doubts and fears when they’re told in Prufrock’s own voice.
A dramatic monologue is the best way to convey Prufrock’s confidence in himself.
An audience is more receptive to ideas that are conveyed through a character’s feelings.
It’s easier to feel Prufrock’s sense of confusion and insignificance when he talks about it.
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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?
—“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,”
T. S. Eliot
Which modernist ideas are in this famous passage? Check the four best choices.
despair and disillusionment: feeling that life is meaningless
introspection: thinking about why one does things
stream of consciousness: a rambling voice mirroring the confusion in the world
the mistrust of institutions: fearing the government
loneliness: feeling separated from others
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?
—“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,”
T. S. Eliot
Which modernist ideas are in this famous passage? Check the four best choices.
despair and disillusionment: feeling that life is meaningless
introspection: thinking about why one does things
stream of consciousness: a rambling voice mirroring the confusion in the world
the mistrust of institutions: fearing the government
loneliness: feeling separated from others
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The two best choices that characterize the speaker of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" are:
1. **He is a balding, middle-aged man who has many regrets.**
2. **He leads an uneventful life because he is afraid to take risks.**
These options reflect Prufrock's self-awareness, his feelings of inadequacy, and his introspective nature throughout the poem.
1. **He is a balding, middle-aged man who has many regrets.**
2. **He leads an uneventful life because he is afraid to take risks.**
These options reflect Prufrock's self-awareness, his feelings of inadequacy, and his introspective nature throughout the poem.
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The three best choices that explain why a dramatic monologue is effective in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" are:
1. **Readers relate to Prufrock’s doubts and fears when they’re told in Prufrock’s own voice.**
2. **An audience is more receptive to ideas that are conveyed through a character’s feelings.**
3. **It’s easier to feel Prufrock’s sense of confusion and insignificance when he talks about it.**
These choices highlight how the use of a dramatic monologue allows readers to connect deeply with Prufrock's internal struggles and emotions.
1. **Readers relate to Prufrock’s doubts and fears when they’re told in Prufrock’s own voice.**
2. **An audience is more receptive to ideas that are conveyed through a character’s feelings.**
3. **It’s easier to feel Prufrock’s sense of confusion and insignificance when he talks about it.**
These choices highlight how the use of a dramatic monologue allows readers to connect deeply with Prufrock's internal struggles and emotions.
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The four best choices that reflect modernist ideas in the passage from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" are:
1. **despair and disillusionment: feeling that life is meaningless**
2. **introspection: thinking about why one does things**
3. **stream of consciousness: a rambling voice mirroring the confusion in the world**
4. **loneliness: feeling separated from others**
These choices capture the essence of Prufrock's internal struggles, the sense of emptiness in his life, and the modernist themes of individual consciousness and isolation.
1. **despair and disillusionment: feeling that life is meaningless**
2. **introspection: thinking about why one does things**
3. **stream of consciousness: a rambling voice mirroring the confusion in the world**
4. **loneliness: feeling separated from others**
These choices capture the essence of Prufrock's internal struggles, the sense of emptiness in his life, and the modernist themes of individual consciousness and isolation.
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