Question

why does the speaker refer to the city as the 'city of night?
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Answer 1

Answer:

the poet is describing the night time in the poem. b.) the city appears to grow when you look up and see the tall city of lights began to grow.

Answer 2

Answer:

The poem, 'City at Night', the poet beautifully describes the gradual progression of day into night. Slowly and gradually night descends on the city, and the citizens start lighting their houses. One by one, light starts glowing in all the apartments. ... The poet here has sown us how beautiful a city looks at night.