How does the word choice in stanzas 4-5 affect the tone of the poem? We Grow Accustomed to the Dark

How does the mother defend her child to the old duck

Read the excerpt. “this is a train-servicing station and we have to wait for a train.” he shakes his head. i smile. “it’d be nice if we could get one.” lauren mizock has revised her draft of “train tracks” to convey plot events using

In the excerpt above, what can be inferred by the statement, "the dillingham had been flung to the breeze during aformer period of prosperity.?