On the technical side Birney writes his poem in prose therefore the only thing that can give us the feeling for the poem is the use of tone. This however, does not remain constant it changes halfway from a more happy poem to a dark, evil poem. One strange thing about Birney's style is his lack of structure one can only wonder if it is to bring more attention to the meaning of the poem in contrast to it's structure or just a coincidence.

In the third stanza Birney shows us through a series of metaphorical actions the characters evolution in his attitude towards the entire situation. At first our character is still unsure and alert at all that is happening around him, " At first he was out with the dawn." Yet he becomes more and more sure of himself and feels very secure, " A guard of goat before falling asle

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Approximate Word count = 549
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)