Part a: in lines 2-3, the narrator describes the evening “spread out against the sky / like a patient etherized upon a table.” what effect does this image have on the poem’s meaning?

a
the unnatural image shows that, even though the poem is a “love song,” prufrock has little capacity to love.
b
the quote shows that prufrock needs to be healed spiritually, like a patient needs to be healed physically.
c
the image represents the unconscious mind, invoking the journey prufrock takes to discover his deepest secrets.
d
the quote evokes a sense of numbness or paralysis, mimicking prufrock’s weariness and powerlessness in the face of making decisions.

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