Analysis of the man on the Dum

Analysis of “The Man on the Dump” Through several writing techniques, Wallace Stevens paints a somber portrait in his poem “The Man on the Dump.” Stevens’ use of statements, lists, and punctuation gave me an overall sense of lazy joy suddenly changing to dark sadness. While reading Stevens’ poem, I was reminded of the scene of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In the scene of Kennedy’s death, everyone is at first extremely happy, …

…uses more punctuation. He begins to use punctuation because he is not as excited as he was at the onset of the poem and now has more time to use punctuation. Through the imagery and writing techniques that Stevens utilizes in the poem, he relates to the reader, what the speaker is feeling. The speaker is at frusta enjoying his time spent on the dump, but his feelings quickly shift to a more somber mood.