It insinuates that although the town is vast and dark like a shadow, it is not real. ... It also makes the tone at this point sound bitter and critical, conveying his dislike of modern society. ... The use of the word 'and', the punctuation and the alliteration increase the pace of the poem, making the town seem crowded like a block of industry and bland because there is a sense of a loss of individuality and identity. ... The people in the town are describes as being a 'cut-price crowd' and 'simple' . ... The repetition of the word 'pure' suggests tha...

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The year 1900 marked only a chronological entry into the twentieth century; many of the new tones of voice, the new anxieties and difficulties that we associate with modern writing had already begun. ...

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