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Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."
I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker,
And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker,
And in short, I was afraid.
In this excerpt, “the eternal Footman” is most likely an allusion to
the poet.
a servant.
Death.
the universe.
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Death.
The phrase "eternal Footman" implies a constant attendant waiting for him — a common poetic personification of Death (holding his coat, snickering at his fear of mortality).
The phrase "eternal Footman" implies a constant attendant waiting for him — a common poetic personification of Death (holding his coat, snickering at his fear of mortality).
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