Ezra Pound's "In The Station of hte Metro"

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…darkness. With his use of such literary tools as imagery, alliteration, and assonance, Pound communicates a distinct theme to the reader. Despite how uninviting, dark, or cold an environment can be, people remain beautiful. Pound identified this beauty in his experience on a train in a subway station. Works Cited Pound, Ezra. In a Station of the Metro. Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing. Eds. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen Mandell. Fort Worth: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. 1991. 656