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The poetic depiction of the time that’s passed away establishes an idea of aging, and being lonely in the world of lost years. The author of the given piece of writing is Constantine P. Cavafy who manages to create a unique composition that expresses emotions and experiences of an old man. For this to be achieved, he uses a wealth of linguistic means, which are being described in the paper.
The text type of the presented poem is narrative. It illustrates the slice of the character’s life. The poem is told from the author’s point of view in indirect speech that helps the reader to participate in the thoughts and feelings of the main character. The author focuses on emotive aspect of the character’s life, which appeals to the audience. Thus, the general character of sentences has to be taken into consideration. Sentences are short with attributes and co-ordinate clauses joined with conjunction “and” which shows the connection between the ideas of the poem: “...he feels it, he sees it. And yet the time...” The study of syntax and vocabulary suggests that the author did not use dialect.