1. Horses by Edwin Muir
One example of this is "But when at dusk with steaming nostrils home/They came, they seemed gigantic in the gloam,/And warm and glowing with mysterious fire", it suggests that the horses going back at evening finished ploughing with visible steaming breath and burning body, but beneath the words, poet also suggests the industrialized machinery such as locomotives and factories which are also "gigantic in the gloam" and have steam rushing out of the chimney as well as burning coals being described as "mysterious fire". ... The poem concludes with "Were bright ...
- Word Count: 522
- Approx Pages: 2
- Grade Level: Undergraduate