The words such as blood-bedewed and corpse-like in the phrases given above give off a sinister tone. The words blood and corpse relate to death, a dark atmosphere, or hints that something threatening or harmful is about to happen or has happened. The word "sinister" best describes the tone used in these phrases.
The <span>lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" that most likely influenced Sandburg’s poem are the following:
"</span><span>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,"</span>
