Even though the reader does take solace in the fact the hunchback at least "has his nights," Thomas's closing lines, " the birds the grass the trees the lake and the wild boys innocent as strawberries had followed the hunchback to his kennel in the dark" (lines 39-43) leave the reader steeped in thoughts of violence and chaos, a highly representative literary effect of the modern era. ... Upon final analysis, perhaps one thing is certain: the poems simultaneously conflict while still remaining examples of what art can be in the modern world - somewhat of a juxtaposition, but wouldn'...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate