Winter Swans Flashcards
1
Q
Poet?
A
Own Sheers
2
Q
Date written ?
A
3
Q
Start line “The clouds …
A
The clouds had given their all-
4
Q
End line “Like a p o w s a f
A
Like a pair of wings settling after flight
5
Q
half rhyme with “skirted” “the waterlogged earth…
A
The waterlogged earth gulping for breath
6
Q
We skirted the lake
A
we skirted the lake, silent and apart
7
Q
“skirted “ means avoided so what could the lake mean in the metaphorical sense
A
They are literally walking around the problem which is “the lake”
8
Q
In the dark water ….
A
In the dark water , iceburgs of white feather
9
Q
swum…
A
swum the distance between us
10
Q
'’They mate for life’ you said as they left,’
A
The direct speech breaks the silence between the couple and reminds them that they are meant to be together.
11
Q
what was this collection called
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