Question

1. Each of the following lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" contains allusion except (1 point)
"I am no prophet—and here's no great matter;"
"To say: I am Lazarus, come from the dead,"
"No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;"
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach."
Read the following lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."

And when I am formulated, sprawling on a pin,
When I am pinned and wriggling on the wall
Then how should I begin
To spit out the butt-ends of my days and ways?

Answer 1

2. The speaker most likely refers to himself as "pinned and wriggling" to imply that he is (1 point)
eager to move on with his life.
held captive by his own lifestyle choices.
offended by those who stereotype him.
mesmerized by those with whom he socializes.
3. The poet of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" uses all these literary techniques except (1 point)
repetition.
rhyme.
allusion.
syntax.

Answer 2

1. white flannel trousers...no allusion I recognize

2. pinned and wriggling...a butterfly on a collector's mounting