Prufrock thinks of the frolicking mermaids as creatures who

live in a world of freedom and immortality

Prufrock mentions mundane things in lines 99-110 to emphasize

the importance of his overwhelming question

Which sentence best states theme of the poem?

Modern life is spiritually bankrupt.

Lines 63-67 are intended to show

Prufrock's physical attraction to women

Summarize the description in the stanza from lines 15-55.

The fog leaps and curls up like a cat

"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is considered to be a challenging poem because it

makes several literary references and allusions

The poem ends as Prufrock

continues to reflect on his distance from others

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1
Prufrock thinks of the frolicking mermaids as creatures who
laugh at the peculiarities of the Romantic age
lure him toward death and destruction
know that the ocean is safer than land
live in a world of freedom and immortality
2
Prufrock mentions mundane things in lines 99-110 to emphasize
the importance of his overwhelming question
the life-changing nature of these objects
how important these things are to his answer
his preoccupation with household goods
3
Which sentence best states theme of the poem?
Modern people are generous and kind.
The modern world has no need of intellectual people.
In modern times, heroes are not needed.
Modern life is spiritually bankrupt.
4
Reread the stanza from lines 23-34. Prufrock says that there will be time for
questions and answers
change and uncertainty
work and leisure
tea and toast
5
The poem begins
before a meal
after an argument
during tea
in the evening
6
Lines 63-67 are intended to show
Prufrock's physical attraction to women
the fact that the lamp's light is dim
the fact that Prufrock is a keen observer
Prufrock's great experience with women
7
What detail in the stream of consciousness images in lines 75-86 reflects the present moment?
the actions of the eternal Footman
the reference to teatime
the reference to the head on a platter
the action of malingering
8
Summarize the description in the stanza from lines 15-55.
Cats get dirty on foggy October nights
The yellow fog leaves cat prints on the window
The fog leaps and curls up like a cat
The fog in October is always catlike.
9
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is considered to be a challenging poem because it
uses a formal rhyme scheme and iambic pentameter
presents a conversation between many characters
suggests that animals experience complex feelings
makes several literary references and allusions
10
The poem ends as Prufrock
continues to reflect on his distance from others
drowns in the chambers of the sea
says just what he really means
grows old and walks upon the beach

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