Question

Read lines 85-86 from the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and answer the question. And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I was afraid. By using the word snicker instead of laugh, the poet creates a mood that is _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

Gloomy and Decay

Explanation:

In this poem, T S Eliot presents disillusion and physical inertia of modern life.   The eternal footman is someone who waits while holding the coats of visitors. But this footman may be doom or death and may be the giver may nor return. Hence, the footman snickers, which is a half-suppressed, scornful laugh, rather than a normal laugh since he knows the person whom coat he is holding may not return back as in the case of a visitor who enters a building for entertainment or work.