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.

what attitude is connoted by the word snicker as it is used in line 85?

intense attention
grudging courtesy
polite formality
condescending disrespect

What is the central idea of the "allegory of the cave"? a. most men live chained to the wall of a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall, and trying to guess the nature of objects reflected by a fire. b. a philosopher is like a prisoner freed from the cave that comes to understand that the shadows are not reality, rather he understands reality by his experience. c. men who allow their experience to be shaped by perceptions and shadows do not know a better life. d. a philosopher must return to share the news of enlightenment with others who will not necessarily accept his good news. part