Which line in this excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot uses synecdoche?

A. Shall I say, I have gone at dusk through narrow streets

B. Of lonely men in shirt-sleeves, leaning out of windows?

C. I should have been a pair of ragged claws

D. Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.

Question

Which line in this excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot uses synecdoche?

A. Shall I say, I have gone at dusk through narrow streets

B. Of lonely men in shirt-sleeves, leaning out of windows?

C. I should have been a pair of ragged claws

D. Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.

anonymous · Answer

synecdoche-a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

elsa213 · Answer

This might help. c: http://www.shmoop.com/love-song-alfred-prufrock/stanza-10-summary.html

anonymous · Answer

@KAKES1967

anonymous · Answer

I believe its C or D. What do you think?

anonymous · Answer

for a second i thought it was B but idk

anonymous · Answer

im not sure either um lets see hold on

anonymous · Answer

Now that i think of it B seems the most accurate answer.

anonymous · Answer

I would get a second opinion though okay.

anonymous · Answer

ok, thank you :)

anonymous · Answer

Ofc its np (:

anonymous · Answer

@marihelenh

anonymous · Answer

@marihelenh do you have any idea of what it could be?

marihelenh · Answer

My guess is that it is C. You gave the definition of it, and some examples are like suits refers to business men. Gray beard refers to an old man. Boots refer to soldiers. In the poem, ragged claws is meant to refer to a crab, which is a synecdoche.

anonymous · Answer

oh ok thank you @marihelenh