Comments by Student Alyssa Popp Most recent public comments by Student Alyssa Popp https://nowcomment.com/users/94040 alliteration between flame trees and fountains. adds emphasis to the juxtaposition in the next lines https://nowcomment.com/documents/266111?scroll_to=2418521 https://nowcomment.com/documents/266111?scroll_to=2418521 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 21:58:24 -0500 I agree. It puts the emphasis on them as a couple rather than the two of them individually. https://nowcomment.com/documents/266111?scroll_to=2418519 https://nowcomment.com/documents/266111?scroll_to=2418519 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 21:54:37 -0500 The enjambment in this stanza is almost a token to their age. They've been around for so long, and the description of them reflects that. https://nowcomment.com/documents/266111?scroll_to=2418515 https://nowcomment.com/documents/266111?scroll_to=2418515 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 21:51:15 -0500 she reveals the boredom she feels towards her life https://nowcomment.com/documents/266110?scroll_to=2418513 https://nowcomment.com/documents/266110?scroll_to=2418513 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 21:46:13 -0500 1927: getting close to the end of the roaring 20s and going into the great depression in the 30s. https://nowcomment.com/documents/266110?scroll_to=2418510 https://nowcomment.com/documents/266110?scroll_to=2418510 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 21:42:16 -0500 I feel like this is a metaphor for the search of her original self. He looks up and down the tracks but does not see the train. The train is her original personality, and now that it is erased, she feels "fine". https://nowcomment.com/documents/266110?scroll_to=2418508 https://nowcomment.com/documents/266110?scroll_to=2418508 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 21:39:25 -0500