Dramatic Monologue and Stream of Consciousness in Poetry — Quiz
Question 10 • English III
Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells: How is this excerpt an example of dramatic monologue?
Answer
A
The narrator is able to see into two character’s heads.
B
The narrator is addressing the audience directly.
C
The narrator is jumping from one topic to the next topic.
D
The narrator is using long, interconnected sentences.
Explanation
A dramatic monologue is spoken by one character, revealing that speaker’s thoughts and perspective to an audience. In this excerpt, Prufrock invites someone along with “Let us go,” directly addressing a listener. The passage’s imagery and sentence structure do not by themselves show that the narrator sees other characters’ thoughts or jumps between topics.
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