Form and Structure

• A dramatic monologue, there is a first person narrator (‘I) who speaks passionately about what he sees.
• Simple ABAB rhyme scheme: reflects the unrelenting misery of the city, and perhaps the rhythm of his feet as he trudges around the city.
• First two stanzas focus on people; third stanza focuses on the institutions he holds responsible; fourth stanza returns to the people – they are the central focus.