Imagery, diction, and figurative language are one of the biggest factors that make this poem is intriguing. Imagery is used to express emotion in the poem, for example, the stepdaughter feels that "she disappears" and is "lost within the blare". The personification of the music adds to the imagery of the poem. The most compelling use of imagery in this poem is the description of what the two different people would see in a "box." The narrator explains with "as if some creature brooded underneath" and "where someone like me was walking and has gone". This helps create the mood of the poem, and the almost reflective state of mind the narrator is in. Use of hyperbole furthers the distinction between the two …show more content…
In the beginning, there are soft o sounds, but as the poem goes on to describe the music, the sounds become much harsher with the uses of words such as "blasted", "rocky", and "cranked". This free verse has no specific consistency regarding either rhyme or length. The line breaks in the poem are random and scattered. There really aren't pauses in the poem except near the end, "loud music does this, it wipes off the ego," and "how clear the air becomes, how sharp the colors". As the poem makes it's way to the end, a line holds a complete