You can’t take anything for granted in terms of how much of an American master he truly was—no small detail, no seemingly <u><em>arbitrary</em></u> brush stroke, no corner left unturned. The sound of the crowd did not abate until Lulu stood up in the shallow water and triumphantly marched onto the shore. She loaned money to the <u><em>destitute,</em></u> but never borrowed. However, my skill as a hunter has been predicated upon my perfect, stealthy approach.
You can’t take anything for granted in terms of how much of an American master he truly was—no small detail, no seemingly arbitrarry brush stroke, no corner left unturned. The sound of the crowd did not abate until Lulu stood up in the shallow water and triumphantly marched onto the shore. She loaned money to the desstitute, but never borrowed. However, my skill as a hunter has been predicated upon my perfect, stealthy approach.
It slows the pace of the poem down to purposefully confuse the reader. It builds up anticipation about what will happen when the highwayman arrives. It helps to establish the setting of the town and the countryside.
