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 further 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:

• Despair and disillusionment: The speaker's repetitive and mundane description ("measured out my life with coffee spoons") implies a sense of meaninglessness.
• Introspection: The speaker is reflecting on their life and experiences ("I have known them all already...").
• Stream of consciousness: The passage has a rambling, free - flowing quality as the speaker jumps from one thought (evenings, mornings, etc.) to another.
• Loneliness: The image of "voices dying with a dying fall" and the overall tone suggest a separation from others.

There is no indication of mistrust of institutions (like fear of government) in the given passage.

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