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GATE 2024 XH2 (English) – Question 27

Literary Forms, Genres, and Modes of Expression · Literary Forms: Poetry, drama, fiction (novels, short stories, graphic narratives), creative non-fiction and nonfiction prose from the Medieval period to the present · 1 mark · Multiple choice

“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a/an ________ .

  1. ode
  2. dramatic monologue
  3. haiku
  4. Villanelle

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Correct answer: (B) dramatic monologue

Explanation

Eliot's poem is spoken by one character, Prufrock, to an implied listener, which makes it a dramatic monologue.