Question

Which lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" most likely influenced Sandburg’s poem?

Answer 1

The lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" that most likely influenced Sandburg’s poem are the following:
 "The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window-panes, 
Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening,
Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains,"