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I grow old... I grow old...I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
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Name the author of this poem.(1 point)
【正确答案】正确答案：The author is T. S. Eliot.
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What is the technique used in this stanza?(1 point)
【正确答案】正确答案：The technique used in these lines is dramatic monologue, with which the speaker examines the way older people view themselves in the society.
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Is the protagonist a hero or anti-hero? Why?(1 point)
【正确答案】正确答案：The protagonist is an anti-hero, because he is no longer a demi-god battling fearsome creature or warrior. Instead, he is an everyman struggling to find meaning in his conventional live against the growing fears of loneliness and disconnect. He is also plagued with a sense of his own mediocrity and signs of age as well as decreased virility.