I could still picture the grayish abode with its black shutters, wood warped from rain and paint chipped from neglect. ... Setting the pace to Little Nebraska. ... There was a boy sitting at its feet I could feel the lines start to haze. ... As I looked deep into the mirror I saw a boy, the same boy sitting under the tree, then I saw myself. ...
An example of the personification present in this poem would be when the speaker discusses the trees reaching toward heaven and later setting the speaker back down again. The only obvious alliteration in the poem would be when the speaker discusses the black branches of the birches. ... Obviously from experience the speaker concludes that the droopiness of the trees was caused by an ice storm, because the speaker confirms to the audience that a boy's swinging on the birches could not be the cause of the permanent damage to the trees. ...
Lessing starts off the story with a description of three men at work on the roof during the week of the hot sun. I believe Lessing wanted to emphasize the characteristics of men of the construction class. These guys were tough, they were constantly exposed to heat, hard headed, domineering and egois...
