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This poem is another moving poem similar to Whitsun Weddings, the first stanza describes the countryside, the movement in the stanza is quite violent and jerky. As the poem goes on it slows and the persona starts to focus on man made materials. And he starts to become a little snobby at the working class who are "urban yet simple" which implies that he may be upper class because he does not seem to approve the working class- "cut-price crowd". By the end the poem it is more positive as the last line has a positive list of three- facing the sun, untalkative, out of reach. "facing the sun" could suggest that loneliness isn't a bad thing and that being alone gives you time to think and make the right decisions. Which is true in real life, I think that when your on your own, you can make the decisions that are right for you and not revolve them around someone else in your life. More freedom? "Out of reach" suggests he was looking into the distance, like he has a desire to reach something he wants; makes us think of Gatsby and the green light.
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