Read lines 55-61 from the poem “the love song of j. alfred prufrock” and answer the question.
and i have known the eyes already, known them all—
the eyes that fix you in a formulated phrase.
and when i am formulated, sprawling on a pin,
when i am pinned and wriggling on the wall,
then how should i begin
to spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways?
and how should i presume?
the word fix has three different meanings. what phrases from the text suggest each of these meanings? select all that apply.
and i have known the eyes already, known them all —
and i have known the eyes already, known them all —
the eyes that fix you in a formulated phrase,
and when i am formulated, sprawling on a pin,
when i am pinned and wriggling on the wall,
then how should i begin
to spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways?
to spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways?
and how should i presume?