![]() ![]() The poem begins with the speaker introducing himself in a quite unusual way. He has walked until the stars are gone and conclude his wanderings by laying down beside another ghost.Īnd through the cavernous slaughter-house, In the second half of the poem, the peaceful imagery has come to an end, and the speaker describes the turmoil he feels as night ends. Additionally, he says that his eyes are like the reflections of lights in the water of the Thames. He still feels things, and his skin is cold to the touch. He continues on to state that while he may be a ghost, he is not without physical form. He considers himself to be “the shadow” that walks and lives there. The poem begins with the speaker stating that he is in fact a ghost, and spends his nights walking the “wharves” and “slaughter-house” around Shadwell Stair. ![]() ![]() ‘ Shadwell Stair’ by Wilfred Owen describes a haunted track of docks in London and the emotional turmoil of the ghost that frequents them. ![]()
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