Question

question 2 of 20 read the following excerpt from the the love song of j alfred prufrock by t s eliot i grow old... i grow old... i shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. shall i part my hair behind? do i dare to eat a peach? i shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach. i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. what aspect of this excerpt most clearly marks it as a work of modernism? a. it reflects disillusionment with the american dream. b. it is written in a way in which the same idea flows from one line to the next. c. it alludes to mermaids to illustrate the speakers obsession with the supernatural. d. it supports the idea that everything everywhere eventually changes.

Explanation:

Modernist poetry often features a lack of traditional form and a free - flowing stream - of - consciousness style. In this excerpt, the same idea of the speaker's musings about aging and mundane decisions flows from one line to the next, which is characteristic of modernist writing. There is no mention of the American Dream, the allusion to mermaids is not the main marker of modernism here, and the idea of everything changing is not the most prominent modernist aspect.

Answer:

B. It is written in a way in which the same idea flows from one line to the next.