Question

for i have known them all already, known them all:
have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,
i have measured out my life with coffee spoons;
i know the voices dying with a dying fall
beneath the music from a farther room.
so how should i presume?

• \the love song of j. alfred prufrock, \

t. s. eliot
which modernist ideas are in this famous passage? check the four best choices
□ despair and disillusionment: feeling that life is meaningless
□ introspection: thinking about why one does things
□ stream of consciousness: a rambling voice mirroring the confusion in the world
□ the mistrust of institutions: fearing the government
□ loneliness: feeling separated from others

Explanation:

The passage shows a sense of despair and disillusionment as the speaker measures life with coffee spoons (indicating a meaningless life). Introspection is present as the speaker reflects on their experiences. Stream of consciousness is seen in the rambling, reflective voice. Loneliness is also there as the speaker seems separated in their musings. There is no indication of mistrust of institutions like the government.

Answer:

despair and disillusionment: feeling that life is meaningless, introspection: thinking about why one does things, stream of consciousness: a rambling voice mirroring the confusion in the world, loneliness: feeling separated from others