10. muffling muffling his crumpled pillow waves island man heaves himself Another London day Grace Nichols Comes back to sands of a grey metallic soar to surge of wheels to dull North Circular road Repetition, as if he cannot believe it, or is reluctant to acknowledge Stark last line, physically isolated, with no preposition or verb Suggest comparison of a man heaving himself on to an island Capital letters but no punctuation in poem a busy road around London Change of perspective here Colour contrast, not vibrant but drab
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