Winter Swans Flashcards
Winter Swans: pathetic fallacy that hints that the couple have been fighting
The clouds had given their all
Winter Swans: what happens at the end to show that the swans inspired them to reconcile
Hands had “swum the distance between us”
“like a pair of wings settling after flight”
Winter Swans: the lovers are avoiding speaking about their issues
“as we skirted the lake, silent and apart”
Winter Swans: the lovers are unable to speak clearly their emotions
“the waterlogged earth gulping for breath at our feet”
alliterative g’s sounds like a stammer
Winter Swans: shows how much trouble the couple are hiding
“in the dark water, icebergs of white feather”
could show cowardice
also could show the problem is than it seems as most of an iceberg is under the surface
Winter Swans: how the tone is beginning to mellow out and grow to be more positive
“porcelain over the stilling water”
Winter Swans: couple has resolved their problems
their hands “folded, one over the other, like a pair of wings settling after flight”
ending couplet shows resolution
but is so delicate the relationship may fail
