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Dramatic Monologue and Stream of Consciousness in Poetry Answers

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Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."Do I dareDisturb the universe?In a minute there is timeFor decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.Which best describes the meaning of these lines?

A
The speaker is content with his accomplishments and his place in the world.
B
The speaker fears that no one around him will notice if he disappears.
C
The speaker believes he cannot change his environment in a positive way.
D
The speaker is worried that his very existence is a burden on others.
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Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells: How is this excerpt an example of dramatic monologue?

A
The narrator is using long, interconnected sentences.
B
The narrator is able to see into two character’s heads.
C
The narrator is addressing the audience directly.
D
The narrator is jumping from one topic to the next topic.
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Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I was afraid. In this excerpt, “the eternal Footman” is most likely an allusion to

A
the poet.
B
a servant.
C
Death.
D
the universe.
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Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."In the room the women come and go Talking of Michelangelo. What is the most likely reason for the women to be speaking of Michelangelo?

A
They want to make eavesdroppers curious.
B
They want to be perceived as cultured.
C
They are planning a trip to Italy.
D
They do not want to talk to the men.
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Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table; Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells: Streets that follow like a tedious argument Of insidious intent To lead you to an overwhelming question . . . Oh, do not ask, “What is it?” Let us go and make our visit. In the room the women come and go Talking of Michelangelo. The excerpt is an example of what type of narration?

A
dramatic monologue
B
third person, all-knowing
C
dramatic dialogue
D
second person, limited
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Which lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" provide an example of stream of consciousness?

A
Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells:
B
Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table;
C
And indeed there will be time To wonder, “Do I dare?” and, “Do I dare?” Time to turn back and descend the stair, With a bald spot in the middle of my hair —
D
And indeed there will be time For the yellow smoke that slides along the street, Rubbing its back upon the window-panes;
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Which excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" indicates that Prufrock considers himself to be unimportant?

A
My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin,
B
Shall I say, I have gone at dusk through narrow streets
C
No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;
D
Though I have seen my head (grown slightly bald)
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Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach? I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach. I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. The excerpt is narrated using which literary technique?

A
simile
B
dialogue between two characters
C
allusion
D
stream of consciousness
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Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach. I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. I do not think that they will sing to me. What does Prufrock mean in the last line: “I do not think they will sing to me”?

A
He does not think women find him attractive.
B
He is concerned about being alone on the beach.
C
He is concerned about growing older.
D
He does not think mermaids are real.
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Read the verses from the Bible’s Ecclesiastes 3.1-4. 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; Which lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" are an allusion to these verses?

A
There will be time to murder and create,And time for all the works and days of hands
B
For the yellow smoke that slides along the street,Rubbing its back upon the window-panes;
C
And for a hundred visions and revisions,Before the taking of a toast and tea.
D
There will be time, there will be time To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet;

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