Vocab 1
If something is very tedious, what is it?
What is boring?
How does the narrator feel about love in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"?
What is "he's afraid of it"?
If something is vital, what is it?
What is "necessary" or "essential"?
Who is talking in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"?
What is "the narrator"?
If a city street can correctly be described as teeming, which of the following must be true?
a. It is covered in snow.
b. It is swarming with people.
c. It has traffic going both ways.
d. It is in desperate need of repair.
What is "B"?
If you have a series of indecisions, what do you have?
What is a series of hesitations / insecurities?
What class of people are around the narrator at the party, in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"?
What are "Upper-class people"?
What is the meaning of sufficed in the following sentence?
One gallon of paint sufficed to cover the inside walls.
What is "was enough"?
What type of tone does the speaker have in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"?
What is "scared, doubtful and afraid"?
What is "dialogue"?
What is "something when two or more characters are talking to each other"?
If somebody digresses during a conversation, what are they doing?
What is "they talk about something else other than the main topic of conversation for a little while"? / "side quest"
Read the lines below.
The muttering retreats
Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels
And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells.
How is the narrator describing his own search for love in these lines?
What is "love is sometimes cheap and degraded"?
A nova is a type of star. Which sentence best describes the difference between a supernova and a common nova?
What is "bigger and brighter"?
What kind of verbal trait does the speaker have in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"?
What is "he repeats himself over and over again"?
If a corporation is multinational, which is most likely to be true? Base your answer on your knowledge of the combining form multi-.
a. The corporation produces goods in several countries.
b. The corporation specializes in a domestic product.
c. The corporation is based in a nation’s capital.
d. The corporation is as large as a small nation.
What is "A"?
What's the meaning of the Latin prefix di- or dis-?
What is "not" or "away"?
Read the lines below. Which two things are compared?
Let us go then, you and I,
When the evening is spread out against the sky
Like a patient etherized upon a table….
What are "the evening" and "a patient"?
What does "superfluous" mean?
What is "unnecessary"?
What is a "monologue"?
What is "something where only one character is speaking"?
What does "disarm" mean?
What is "to take someone's weapon away"?
The Latin root -vert- comes from vertere, Latin for “to turn.” What does a mother most likely do if she tries to divert her young son?
She attempts to draw his attention to something else.
In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", who is the "eternal Footman" that the Prufrock is afraid of?
Who is "Death"?
If listeners refer to a speaker’s address as transcendent, what kind of speech has she most likely delivered?
What is "inspirational" or "uplifting"?
Who was the author of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"?
Who was T.S. Eliot?
What does "disadvantage" mean?
What is "to have no advantages"?