The poem “On The Subway” written by Sharon Olds, portrays many literary devices. The mood of this poem is dark, the author uses imagery, and he uses chronological sequences to place the events. Although many people can see this story with a positive mood, in reality, the mood that is being set in the poem is dark. For example, the color that the author uses are colors that people see as sad colors. The author says the character of the story uses “black sneakers” which portrays his feelings. The author also uses the literary device of simile. For example, Olds compares a person’s heart with cotton, “ nation’s heart, as black as cotton.” readers can view the entire story with a specific mood. Since the mood is being set over the beginning