In which work do you read: "I have measured out my life with coffee spoons." ?
Correct answer: A. Lovesong of J.Alfred Prufrock
- A. Lovesong of J.Alfred Prufrock
- B. Sonnets from the Portuguese
- C. Prelude
- D. The Last Decalogue
Explanation
The line appears in T. S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," whose speaker measures his hesitant, routine-bound life through trivial daily details. It is not from a sonnet sequence or Wordsworth's Prelude.
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