Speaker or Narrator, and Point of View
The speaker is likely a stand-in for Williams. He writes in short lines that are almost entirely devoid of extraneous detail.
Form and Meter
The poem is written in free verse. It is made up of five couplets.
Metaphors and Similes
N/A
Alliteration and Assonance
N/A
Irony
N/A
Genre
Imagist poetry
Setting
The back wings of a hospital
Tone
Sharp, understated
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is the speaker.
Major Conflict
The back wings of the hospital are grim and lifeless. This is not an obvious conflict, but it drives the poem to its surprising conclusion.
Climax
The climax occurs when the fragments of glass glimmer.
Foreshadowing
N/A
Understatement
N/A
Allusions
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
Hyperbole
N/A
Onomatopoeia
N/A
