The first thing I notice about the poem is that it’s imagery is very to the point. The first half of the poem does not mince words at all. the poem is not overly descriptive each sentence tells the reader what is important to know and lets the reader fill in the gaps and make the keeps the poem from being too long. It gives the reader all the necessary details needed to get the general image of the scene. Leaps are much more prominent in the first half of the poem as it was the introduction. I found that the energy of the poem begins to pick up in the second half of the poem. while the start of the poem describes a seemingly normal house for a man of the colonel’s stature. personally i feel the start of the poem is a bit rushed in order to