T. s. eliot begins "the love song of j. alfred prufrock" with a translated quotation from dante's inferno. if i thought my reply were to someone who could ever return to the world, this flame would waver no more. but since, i'm told, nobody ever escapes from this pit, i'll tell you without fear of ill fame. what is the best explanation for prefacing the poem with this quotation?

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Hailie Savage

13 August, 17:17

T. s. eliot begins "the love song of j. alfred prufrock" with a translated quotation from dante's inferno. if i thought my reply were to someone who could ever return to the world, this flame would waver no more. but since, i'm told, nobody ever escapes from this pit, i'll tell you without fear of ill fame. what is the best explanation for prefacing the poem with this quotation?

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Vicente Cobb · Answer 1

I am referring to a question that has choice options. The answer would be, in this case, C: " The narrator will tell the story in the poem because he believes that his fate is set and he has nothing to lose."