What Language is the Epilogue in?
Italian
What is the poem TS Eliot included in the epilogue (title and author)?
Dante's Inferno
Why did Eliot include the epilogue in his poem?
To set the tone and make it sound like a secret confession.
Name two settings that this poem alludes to.
Deserted streets, sawdust restaurants, the ocean
What is the cat being compared to as it "rubs its back upon window panes"
Yellow fog
Finish the line "And the women come and go..."
Talking of Michelangelo
Finish the line "Do I dare..."
"...eat a peach?" OR "...disturb the universe?"
Name two of Prufrock body parts that he feels most ashamed of.
Thin arms and legs, bald spot on his head
Name two reasons why he should have been "a pair of ragged claws scuttling across the silent seas"
Walking sideways, never forwards, at the bottom of the ocean, never rising up, a hardened shell, thin awkward arms
What exactly is "pinned wriggling on the wall" and what does he compare this image to?
He compares himself to an insect on display receiving scrutiny
What could the overwhelming question be that he speaks of?
Will I ever find love? Should I dare express my feelings? Can I find meaning in my life?
The private thoughts said out loud by one person who is alone.
Dramatic Monologue
Inner thoughts and feelings written down at the moment they appear in the mind. Like a stream.
Stream of Consciousness Writing
What is Prufrock is most afraid of?
Rejection; Being misunderstood
The aim of an antihero narrative is moral _______.
Ambiguity
Describe the anti-hero.
The antihero lacks traditional heroic qualities, like morality, courage, or idealism. They are rebellious and self-involved. They deserve empathy.
