The wooden leg (“The man with the Wooden Leg”)
The wooden leg is representative of prosthetics. Even though it is non-natural, it facilitates the man’s movement. Devoid of the wooden leg, the man’s circumstances would have been appalling since locomotion would have been problematic. The ‘ugly noise’ signifies the inadequacies of prosthetics. The noise rings a bell in the man’s head concerning his lack of a natural leg; and, it is probable that man will never disremember the war that sacrificed his leg.
The Looking glass (“The Lonesome Child”)
The looking glass is figurative of the child’s self-reflection. The child, even though he/ she is immature, deliberates about his/ her solitary life. The looking glass elicits the child’s forlorn feelings. The child is of age to make out the repercussions of isolation in his/her life.
The Night (“Loneliness”)
The night in “Loneliness” represents the wretchedness that is credited to isolation. The obscurity of the night builds up the despondency to the degree that the speaker cannot slumber.
The Light (“Loneliness”)
The light in “Loneliness” signifies a liberation from aloneness. The respite is ephemeral since it is gusted out by the darkness which is more prevailing. The speaker is deficient the capability to prolong the light for which continually exposes the speaker to the callousness of loneliness.
