A. Langston Hughes’ “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”
B. Ezra Pound’s “Cantos”
C. T.S. Eliot’s “A Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
D. T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land
Correct Answer: T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land ✔
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