The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What form does 'The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock' take?
What form does 'The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock' take?
Dramatic monologue
What does the evening sky compared to 'a patient etherized upon a table' suggest?
What does the evening sky compared to 'a patient etherized upon a table' suggest?
Lifelessness and paralysis
How are the streets in the poem described?
How are the streets in the poem described?
Half-deserted
What refrain highlights Prufrock's hesitation?
What refrain highlights Prufrock's hesitation?
'Do I dare?'
What are the women in the room doing?
What are the women in the room doing?
Talking of Michelangelo
What physical feature does Prufrock worry about?
What physical feature does Prufrock worry about?
His thinning hair
How does Prufrock compare himself to Hamlet?
How does Prufrock compare himself to Hamlet?
Not a hero but an attendant lord
What does the image 'pair of ragged claws / Scuttling across floors of silent seas' emphasise?
What does the image 'pair of ragged claws / Scuttling across floors of silent seas' emphasise?
Feelings of insignificance
What does the final drowning image symbolise?
What does the final drowning image symbolise?
Ultimate defeat by his insecurities
How is the fog personified in the poem?
How is the fog personified in the poem?
As a cat
What does 'I have measured out my life with coffee spoons' symbolise?
What does 'I have measured out my life with coffee spoons' symbolise?
Trivial and repetitive nature of life
What does the poem's fragmented structure reflect?
What does the poem's fragmented structure reflect?
Prufrock's disjointed thoughts
What theme does 'Do I dare / Disturb the universe?' reveal?
What theme does 'Do I dare / Disturb the universe?' reveal?
Indecision and insecurity