In the room the women come and go
Talking of Michelangelo.
The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the windowpanes,
The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the windowpanes
Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening,
Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains,
Let fall upon its back the soot that falls from chimneys,
Slipped by the terrace, made a sudden leap,
And seeing that it was a soft October night,
Curled once about the house, and fell asleep.
B. What characteristics does the protagonist of the poem have？
【正确答案】：
HE IS NEUROTIC, SELF-IMPORTANT, ILLOGICAL AND INCAPABLE OF ACTION.
【题目解析】：本题主要考查对《普鲁弗洛克的情歌》的主人公的了解。主人公的特征如下：1.神经质的（neurotic）:由Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening“舌头舔进夜晚的角落”可以看出；2.自大的（self-important）:由Let fall upon its back the soot that falls from chimneys“听任烟筒上的烟灰跌落在背上”可以看出；3.毫无逻辑的（illogical）:由Curled once about the house, and fell asleep“便在房子周围蜷缩起来呼呼入睡”可以看出；4.优柔寡断的（incapable of action）:由Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains“徘徊在快要干涸的水坑”可以看出。