... within the last decade or so. Where the poem is set is, again, unclear. However, I believe that since the poet himself is Scottish, the poem too is set in Scotland. Hints that it could be set in a large city (like Glasgow) are that a bus arrives as soon as the narrator leaves the snack bar - suggesting regular buses - and the snack bar itself is busy. The poem is written in first person and this is apparent by the constant use of the personal pronoun "I". Writing in this way allows the reader a deeper view of the narrator's thoughts and opinions and allows the poet a more personalised view of the situation. Edwin Morgan enriches the poem by using a variety of visual imagery. Techniques such as similes and metaphors create images in the reader's head allowing them a closer more detailed view on ...

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