In the following line from T.S. Elliot's poem, The Love song of J. Alfred Prufrock, the
underlined word most closely means what?

"Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets,"

1.) warm and sandy

2.) empty of inhabitants

3.) dark and ominous

4.) clear and bright

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The underlined word from T.S. Elliot's Poem is "Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets," and most closely means:


"empty of inhabitants" (Option B)

Who is T. S. Elliot?

T. S. Elliot is best known as an English Poet of American origins. He was also a brilliant playwright, a critic of literature, and an editor.

Some of his other works are:

  • The Waste Land and
  • Four Quartets

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