devoted to reading and studying rather than worldly interests
occur or present itself, esp. unexpectedly
not shining brightly or clearly
a colored fluid used for writing, drawing, printing, or duplicating
play roughly and energetically
feeling or showing sorrow, unhappy
make an aggressive growl with bared teeth
bring down one's foot heavily on the ground or on something on the ground
shed tears
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The metaphor alludes to the narrator's joy.... his consumption of poetry. He has literally been "eating poetry."
The dog is merely a human (man) acting like a dog. In my opinion, the dogs exist only in the man's mind. I do not believe the lighting is meant to scare us, but rather, illustrate the passage of time.
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