conveying is the shock of violence that sits at the at the heart of the story, without ever resorting to gratuitous imagery. He does this via dynamic language but also by using those 'technical resources'. Breaking lines up as a poetic device allows him to enhance the impact of his words, but the greatest shock is the way he manages to convey Tom’s shift from innocence to a man haunted by his experiences. The way the violence takes place reinforces the idea its culprits are actually normal human beings with lives and families, but are still capable of terrible brutality.
from The National: The better for verse
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