Housman

Eight O'Clock

by A. E. Housman

He stood, and heard the steeple

Sprinkle the quarters on the morning of town. 

One, two, three, four, to market place and people

It tossed them down.

Strapped, noosed, nighing his hour, 

He stood and counted them and cursed his luck;

And then the clock collected in the tower

Its strength, and struck.

Storyboard

Scene one is of the man staring at the clock tower. Scene two shows the noose being tightened/tied to his neck. Scene three you see a close up of the bottom of his face revealing his solem look. Scene four is a view of the clock as it suddenly strikes eight. 

Works Cited

Housman, A. E. "Eight O'Clock". British Literature.  Ed. Ronald H. Horton Greenville, SC: BJU Press 2003. 679. Print.