The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

What are the questions asked by Prufrock in the text? Are any of these questions likely to be the "overwhelming question" he promised?

In the first stanza, Prufrock tells his audience that this poem is leading to "an overwhelming question."

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The question Prufrock never asks is a proposal of marriage. His fear of rejection, unfortunately, keeps him from popping the question.

The questions he asks are as follows....

And indeed there will be time

To wonder, “Do I dare?” and, “Do I dare?

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Do I dare

Disturb the universe?

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So how should I presume?

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And should I then presume?

And how should I begin?

Do I dare
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Disturb the universe

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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock