Which of the following figures are named in 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'?
- A. Ezra Pound
- B. Michelangelo
- C. Valerie Eliot
- D. Hamlet
- E. Walt Whitman
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Correct answer: B. B and D only
Explanation
'In the room the women come and go / Talking of Michelangelo', and 'No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be'. The poem also alludes to Lazarus and John the Baptist.
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