When writing a poem, an author often uses allusion to enrich the text - calling on noteworthy figures, ideas, or events that emphasize the poem's deeper meaning. ... As he transitions into the second stanza, the speaker begins to shift into a darker stage of his life not only in his preference of literature but seemingly in his reality as well. ... By alluding to cheap fiction, the speaker reveals the irony in how he eventually cannot escape his own outlet, his life growing relatable to the misfortune of literature. Lawrence Ferlinghetti's allusion to Charlie Chaplin in "Const...

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