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?
simile
dialogue between two characters
allusion
stream of consciousness

stream of consciousness

Stream of consciousness is a literary device which attempts to recreate the way in which thoughts are formed in the mind. These lines are an example of the thoughts that go through the mind of J. Alfred Prufrock. Therefore, they are not always logically related, nor do they follow a natural pattern of speech. This poem is one of the best examples of the use of stream of consciousness.

1. both men a determined to break douglass.

2. douglass is still considered to be one of captain anthony's possessions.

3. douglass escapes to freedom in the north and changes his name.

4. the events are usually written from a distance in time.

5. the recording of events in chronological order.

when making an inference, the reader should be sure to support the inference with

evidence

a is an educated guess about what will happen.

c. prediction

when new information proves that a reader's prediction is wrong, the reader should

make a new prediction based on the new information.