Structure

• stanza lengths

  • quatrains
  • Consistent structure to show how restrictive human power and control can be
  • The final line is only a single line long to emphasise and isolate its meaning
  • this shows it is breaking free from the controlling structure and implies that there is a need to break free from the control of human power
  • this is later undermined
• Free verse and enjambment

  • Undermines the regularity of the stanza lengths
  • suggests the futility of individual power and pride
  • These loose structural forms show that freedom can be found even within a restrictive institution
  • The structure also implies that even the most powerful presentations of power (buildings and governments are underpinned by chaos and insignificance.
• Enjambment

  • Dharkers use of enjambment unifies lines which promotes her message that humans should be unified
  • the combines effect of free verse and enjambment shows that humanity is not control as much as it would like to be
  • The poem may be mocking those who believe they have a lot of power.