Yevgeny Zamyatin — We [22]

And the brass rhythms: “Ta-ta-ta-tam! Ta-ta-ta-tam!” Like brass stairs gleaming in the sun, and every step taking you higher and higher, into the dizzying blue… — Yevgeny Zamyatin, We, 22

Note

Onomatopoeia and the image of brass stairs create a rhythmic sensory experience of regimentation that feels both dizzying and coercive.