In Stevie Smiths poem, Not Waving But Drowning, it captures a modern day turmoil that everyone goes through in life. This is expressed through metaphors, juxtaposition, oxymorons, and his writing style. In this poem it helps the reader realize that people look down upon each other and point out others faults, but in reality they are pointing out weaknesses of their own. This will be apparent throughout the essay. Stevie Smiths poem captures and keeps …showed first 75 words of 347 total…

…showed last 75 words of 347 total…two, line five; the word larking can be difficult to understand. An easy way to describe larking is to play or frolic. In stanza three, line twelve; drowning means to die by suffocation in water, to kill by such suffocation, to flood, or to be so loud as to overcome another sound. The author is clearly talking about modern day turmoil that everyone goes through which is proven through the physical structure and the diction.