7. In lines 111-119, Prufrock references Shakespeare's
Hamlet. How does this allusion serve to develop the
overall meaning of the text?
A Though Prufrock says he is "not Prince Hamlet," they
actually shares some similarities, like Hamlet's
prolonged inaction, which makes Prufrock's
indecisiveness seem nobler.
B Though Prufrock says he is not Prince Hamlet," he
and Hamlet both have tragic love lives, thus framing
the poem as a tragedy
C Prufrock stresses how different he is from Hamlet in
order to highlight himself as braver and more heroic.
D Prufrock stresses how different he is from Hamlet in
order to highlight how he cannot overcome his
indecisiveness and thus remains a supporting
character in his own life

Metonymy is best defined as a figure of speech in which

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .

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