Dramatic Monologue and Stream of Consciousness in Poetry

Question 1

Based on this definition and the warm-up, what would you find in a dramatic monologue? Check the three best choices.

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A: one character’s thoughts and feelings; B: personal information about a character; D: a one-sided point of view

Question 2

What makes this stanza an example of stream of consciousness? lack of rhyme✔ rambling, disjointed thoughtsreferences to items in naturerepetition of consonant sounds

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B: ✔ rambling, disjointed thoughts

Question 3

What is the effect of this style?

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A: The reader feels the narrator’s instability and confusion.

Question 4

What feelings do Eliot’s choice of words express to the reader? ✔ hopelessness and despairappreciation and optimismX frustration and anger

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A: ✔ hopelessness and despair

Question 5

Which five words give you clues about the narrator’s feelings?

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A: twisted things; E: skeleton; B: stiff and white; G: broken; D: ready to snap

Question 6

What can you infer about the speaker based on the language choice? Check the three best choices.

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B: He sees the world through images of death.; D: He notices destruction around him.; E: He thinks his surroundings are volatile and ready to break.

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