The correct answer is D. The poet feels that traditional sources of inspiration are ineffective in the modern world
Explanation:
In the poem "Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", the author T.S. Eliot explores multiple themes including love, inspiration, and the contrast between the modern world and the past. In the excerpt presented, the author refers to traditional poetry and the inspiration he finds in it by using the mermaids as a symbol, this can be seen in the line "I have heard the mermaids singing each to each" that shows how the mermaids or traditional poetry sing or give ideas to the poet.
However, it seems this inspiration is not as effective as the author expects because in the end, the author and the mermaids "drown". Also, the cause of the traditional poetry drowning is the "human voices" which likely refers to the loss of traditional values in the modern how and the mundanity of it.
A metaphor is defined as a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
"Conceit" is best defined as a lengthy or extended "<u>Metaphor</u>".
An extended metaphor, also known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is an author's exploitation of a single metaphor or analogy at length through multiple linked tenors, vehicles, and grounds throughout a poem or story.
Example:- Love is a battlefield.
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I believe the best style of leadership here would be democratic.
All of them should decide by vote who they want their leader to be, which is what happens in democracy. Given that they all need to work together, it's best for them to decide together on the book, specific projects, and the division of their work, and the best option for them would be a democracy.
Authoritarian style would mean the leader will impose on them whatever he or she wants; laissez-faire would mean they 'employees' decide without really taking into account their leader, which shouldn't be done in this case.
