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How does James Joyce use adjectives and descriptive phrases to paint a bleak picture of wintry Dublin?

Answer 1

Read the text below from "Araby" by James Joyce:
When the short days of winter came dusk fell before we had well eaten our dinners. When we met in the street the houses had grown somber. The space of sky above us was the colour of ever-changing violet and towards it the lamps of the street lifted their feeble lanterns. The cold air stung us and we played till our bodies glowed. Our shouts echoed in the silent street. The career of our play brought us through the dark muddy lanes behind the houses . . .