Question

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock



1. Each of the following lines from " The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" contains allusion except

a. "I am no prophet - and here's no great matter;"
b. "To say: I am Lazarus, come from the dead,"
c. "No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;"
d. "I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach."

Answer 1

2. read the following lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

and when I am formulated, sprawling on a pin,
when I ma pinned and wriggling on the wall
then how should I begin
to spit out the butt0ends of my days and ways?

the speaker most likely refers to himself as "pinned and wriggling to imply that he is
a. eager to move on with his life
b. held captive by his own lifestyle choices
c. offended by those who stereo type him
d. mesmerized by those with whom he socializes

Choose the word modified by the underlined participle or participle phrase.
3. the wailing baby scared the skittish puppy. (wailing is underlined)
a. baby
b. scared
c. skittish

4. cleaning feverishly, the woman did not miss a speck of dust. (cleaning feverishly is underlined.)
a. woman
b. miss
c. dust

5. In "Ten Songs" the poet most likely uses images from nature for all of the following reasons except to
a. illustrate the biases of mankind
b. emphasize the hypocrisy of society
c. express fear about his uncertain future
d. provide a contrast to his own situation

6. Read the following lines from 'Ten Songs"
Came to a public meeting; the speaker got up and said:
"If we let them in, they will steal our daily bread";

In these lines, the words "daily bread" most likely allude to
a. the suspicious nature of biased politicians
b. the money earned by small business owners.
c. the rationing of food that was in short supply
d. the Christian Foundation that defines their country.

Answer 2

idk im doing the same thing

Answer 3

Do u have the answers ??

Answer 4

@kristyn-whitaker

Answer 5

1-D
2-the speaker most likely ...: C: offended by those who stereotype him
3-B
4-C
6-B( not sure though, haven't done "ten songs ")

Answer 6

^ those are right just dont know 5 yet

Answer 7

okay thanks @kristyn-whitaker

Answer 8

no those are wrong except the first one