In the room the women come and go
Talking of Michelangelo.
The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the windowpanes,
The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the windowpanes
Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening
Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains,
Let fall upon its back the soot that falls from chimneys.
Slipped by the terrace, made a sudden leap,
And seeing that it was a soft October night,
Curled once about the house, and fell asleep.
Questions:
A. Identify the poet.
B. What characteristics does the protagonist of the poem have?
C. What does the poem present?
A. T. S. Eliot.
B. He is neurotic, self-important, illogical and incapable of action.
C. It presents the meditation of an aging young man over the business of proposing marriage.
