T.S. Eliot's "TheWaste Land" begins with which of the following well-known opening lines ?
Correct answer: D. "April is the cruellest month"
- A. "Was it for this-"
- B. "Riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs."
- C. "And the worst friend and enemy is but Death."
- D. "April is the cruellest month"
Explanation
The Waste Land opens with the striking declaration, “April is the cruellest month,” which reverses the usual association of spring with renewal. The other lines belong to different works, including Finnegans Wake.
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