Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach? I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach. I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. The excerpt is narrated using which literary technique?

The speaker moves through a series of personal questions, plans, and impressions without a formal conversation or orderly explanation. This presentation of a character’s thoughts as they occur is stream of consciousness. The excerpt is not dialogue between two characters, since only one speaker’s thoughts are shown.

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