In the short excerpt, Amy Lowell uses strong diction in order to emphasize the vibration energy of the city. The author uses the present participle to create an enthusiastic emotion: “tripping, skipping, lagging, dragging, plodding doggedly, or springing up and advancing.” Here, the sequence of present participle represents the constant movement of the city. For instance, ‘springing up,’ means to move rapidly forward or upward (Google). Lowell uses this word choice to demonstrate that the city is constantly energetic with several movements occurring, such as the church bell knocking, and the whirling of the machine belts. Furthermore, ‘advancing,’ means to move forward (Google). This word choice shows how the city is constantly advancing. The
