What effect does the symbol have on the meaning of the passage from "here is new york"?

the commuter is the queerest bird of all. the suburb he inhabits has no essential vitality of its own and is a mere roost where he comes at day’s end to go to sleep.

it should discride this whale so it shouldnt be that hard

it the climax in the poem

reading poetry is challenging when you don't have or very little of social context and culture schema.

solution: read the introduction, the norm, or even explaination if you still dont get it.