This excerpt is an example of Woolf's use of as an experimental narrative form. From a description of the scene, we are transpor
ted into the mind of the harrowed war soldier, Septimus. Words such as wavered, quivered, burst, and throb, give us a sense of his . The description of the scene is reminiscent of the following line from a poem by William Butler Yeats: .
The excerpt is an example of stream of consciousness as an experimental narrative form.
We are transported into the mind of Septimus, and words such as wavered, quivered, burst, and throb give us a sense of his state of mind. He has recently returned from the war but is clearly suffering post-traumatic stress, as depicted in this scene.
The scene is reminiscent of Yeats' poem, "The Second Coming," specifically the line: Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned."
