T.S. Eliot: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" - Read Flashcards

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note

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  • repetition
  • imagery
  • simile
  • extended metaphor
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T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is written as

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dramatic monologue

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lines 32-33 (“hundreds of indecisions…”) of T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” are an indication

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of Prufrock’s inability to make a decision

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in lines 2-3 of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” Eltio uses what poetic device

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simile

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lines 126-128 of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” illustrate T.S. Eliot’s amazing skill using
I have seen them riding seaward on the waves
Combining the white hair of the waves blown back
When the wind blows the water white and black

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imagery

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T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is written in

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free verse

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