English

Allen Cohen

27 June, 03:21

Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock"

-And indeed there will be time

To wonder, "Do I dare?" and, "Do I dare?"

Time to turn back and descend the stair,

With a bald spot in the middle of my hair-

[They will say: "How his hair is growing thin!"]

My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin,

My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin-

[They will say: "But how his arms and legs are thin!"]

Do I dare

Disturb the universe?

In a minute there is time

For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.

-In this stanza, Prufrock repeats "Do I dare?" three times. What does the repetition indicate about his state of mind?

A) He is indecisive.

B) He is worried about the stairs.

C) He is adventurous.

D) He wants to be on time