Question

What was Eliot’s first published poem?

• A. "The Hollow Men"
• B. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
• C. "Ash Wednesday"
• D. "Four Quartets"

Answer 1

Answer:

B. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

• T.S. Eliot's first published poem was The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, which was published in 1915. 

• The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is considered a masterpiece of the Modernist movement. Eliot wrote the poem in 1911 while studying at Oxford University. The poem is about a troubled, middle-aged man. 

• Eliot's other well-known poems include: The Waste Land (1922), The Hollow Men (1925), Ash Wednesday (1930), and Four Quartets (1945). 

• Eliot was a literary critic, dramatist, editor, and philosophical poet. He was a daring innovator of 20th century poetry