"Prufrock" and Modernist Poetry

Who is the author of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"?

• Ezra Pound

• William Carlos Williams

• J. Alfred Prufrock

• T. S. Eliot

"Prufrock" is an example of a(n)

• apostrophe

• dramatic monologue

• persuasive speech

• soliloquy

"I have measured out my life with coffee spoons" (Eliot 51). What does this line of the poem mean?

• He lives cautiously

• He is exacting and deliberate

• He overthinks scenarios and weighs them

• Any of the above

"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is an example of

• Imagism

• Romanticism

• Modernism

• Realism

"No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be" (Eliot 111). What is the significance of this allusion?

• Hamlet tries to avenge his father's death, while Prufrock has time to "murder and create."

• Hamlet is incapable of making a decision, just like Prufrock

• Hamlet was a prince of Denmark and a great leader, while Prufrock is afraid to take charge of his life

• Hamlet gave bad advice and is living in his own personal Hell, just like Prufrock

Which of these allusions does not appear in "Prufrock"?

• Dante's Inferno

• Hamlet

• The Odyssey

• The Canterbury Tales

What is the "overwhelming question"?

• A question about his job

• A question about his age and growing old

• A question about love and marriage

• A question about his past actions

Does Prufrock ever ask the "overwhelming question"? Does he "dare disturb the universe"?

• Yes

• No

Like Guido da Monefeltro, Prufrock is in his own personal Hell. What is he suffering?

• He is growing old and cannot stop

• He is plagued by indecision and insecurity

• He has followed bad advice and must live with the consequences

• He is having a midlife crisis

When was the Early Modernist movement?

• 1910-1945

• 1910-1920s

• 1930-1945

• 1920-1930