Winter Swans Flashcards
the clouds…
had given their all - two days of rain
“the clouds had given their all - two days of rain”
pathetic fallacy
may symbolise them fighting and ‘giving their all’ or ‘letting it all out’
rain symbolising the couple fighting
the waterlogged…
earth
“the waterlogged earth”
personification
waterlogged earth - symbolises he doesn’t know what to say and is ‘waterlogged’ himself
silent…
and apart
“silent and apart”
reflects the speaker and his partner as they are struggling in their relationship
and then…
a break
“and then a break”
pathetic fallacy
foreshadows them mending their relationship
paused…
before returning again
“paused before returning again”
relates to the quote ‘and then a break’
shows the duality of the swan and their relationship
icebergs…
of white feather
“icebergs of white feather”
their relationship is reflected in the iceberg as there are a lot of underlying issues
they mate…
for life, you said
“they mate for life, you said”
maybe relates to the issue they’re having - non monogamous love or cheating
i noticed…
our hands, that had, somehow, swum the distance between us
