Question

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

A)the poet.
B)a servant.
C)Death.
D)the universe.

Answer 1

The correct answer of the given question above would be option C. DEATH. Based on the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", "the eternal Footman" in this excerpt is most likely an allusion to death. Hope this is the answer you are looking for.

Answer 2

I believe the answer is: C. Death

In western society, footman refers to the people who had the duty to admitting visitors to a certain place.

I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, . .. could be interpreted into the fact that the writer has already past his prime age.
So, eternal footman could be interpreted as death that await the writer before he leave the realm of the living.