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

T. S. Eliot:

Shall I say, I have gone at dusk through narrow streets And

watched the smoke that rises from the pipes Of lonely men

in shirt-sleeves, leaning out of windows?.

I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across

the floors of silent seas.

What aspect of this excerpt most clearly marks it as a work of Modernism?

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

T. S. Eliot:

Shall I say, I have gone at dusk through narrow streets And

watched the smoke that rises from the pipes Of lonely men

in shirt-sleeves, leaning out of windows?.

I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across

the floors of silent seas.

What aspect of this excerpt most clearly marks it as a work of Modernism?

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Elena Lane · Answer 1

The correct answer is: It conveys the idea of isolation from modern life.

Explanation:

One of the main characteristics of Modernism is individuality, this is, isolation from society and modern life, accompanied by pessimism.

In this poem, T. S. Elliot indicates that he did not see himself as a part of modern society, by describing himself as a lonely, man. He considers that all the values of modern society are lost, so he feels a strong need to abandon society and being alone, as he considers it nonsense, without any values.