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Can you help me with these poetry questions?
The questions are on the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock".
Here is a link to the poem: http://www.bartleby.com/198/1.html
1. What does the speaker say in the opening quotation from Dante's inferno?
2. Describe the scene in the poem's opening and closing stanzas.
3. What are your primary feelings for J. Alfred Prufrock?
4. How is allusion used in this poem?
5. How is conceit used in this poem?
6. How is ellipsis used in this poem?
7. What is the repetition used in this poem? How does it effect the poem?
8. What is the rhyme?
2 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Here's an idea:
Actually read the poem.
1. Say what the speaker says.
2. Describe the setting in both stanzas.
3. Your own opinion.
4. Allusion- reference to something in history or other literature
5. Tell how conceit is used in the poem.
6. Ellipses are: ... [three dots]
7. Repetition is when something is repeated to emphasize it.
8. I assume you know what rhyme is.
Source(s): Doing homework.
