Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.that began with Caedmon’s raceless dew, and is endingin the alleys of Brixton, burning like Turner’s ships.

The reference to “Turner’s ships” alludes to the famous British painter J. M. W. Turner, known for dramatic paintings of ships and fire. Along with the reference to Caedmon, it shows the speaker draws on knowledge of British art and culture. It does not say whether the speaker likes Turner’s work or thinks he was a bad artist.

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