“At times, indeed, almost ridiculous–Almost, at times, the Fool…”
You’re Prufrock and Other Observations!
by T.S. Eliot
Though you are very short and often overshadowed, your voice is poetic
and lyrical. Dark and brooding, you see the world as a hopeless effort of people trying
to impress other people. Though you make reference to almost everything, you’ve really
heard enough about Michelangelo. You measure out your life with coffee spoons.
Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.
Yikes. Does that mean you’re going to wind up transfixed and wriggling on a pin?
The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock is, in my mind, the best piece of poetry produced in the twentieth century. I love it even though it depresses the hell out of me.
Posted by: David
I always liked Prufrock, too. My first result was Brave New World, but I didn’t like that one, so I took the quiz again:
The Giver, by Lois Lowry:
While you grew up with a sheltered childhood, you’re pretty sure everyone around you is even more sheltered. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, you were tapped on the shoulder and transported to the real world. This made you horrified by your prior upbringing and now you’re tormented by how to reconcile these two lives. Ultimately, the struggle comes down to that old free will issue. Choose wisely.
(Yikes!)
Posted by: alison
Hey, you’re not that short. And I don’t go around talking about talking rabbits all the time. Do I?
Posted by: Em
Yikes. Does that mean you’re going to wind up transfixed and wriggling on a pin?
The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock is, in my mind, the best piece of poetry produced in the twentieth century. I love it even though it depresses the hell out of me.
Posted by: David
I always liked Prufrock, too. My first result was Brave New World, but I didn’t like that one, so I took the quiz again:
The Giver, by Lois Lowry:
While you grew up with a sheltered childhood, you’re pretty sure everyone around you is even more sheltered. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, you were tapped on the shoulder and transported to the real world. This made you horrified by your prior upbringing and now you’re tormented by how to reconcile these two lives. Ultimately, the struggle comes down to that old free will issue. Choose wisely.
(Yikes!)
Posted by: alison
Hey, you’re not that short. And I don’t go around talking about talking rabbits all the time. Do I?
Posted by: Em