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Question 1

summary

Answer 1

the speaker uses the processes of nature as a means of persuading another to engage ina relationship with them. which is done by highlighting the way natural elements intertwine with each other

Question 2

quotes that support interconnectivity

Answer 2

“all things by law divine/ in one spirit meet and mingle”
“sweet”,”heaven”,”divine”,”fountains”

Question 3

“all things by law divine/ in one spirit meet and mingle”

Answer 3

this poem relies heavily on the personification of nature to portray its intended message
- drawing parallels to nature and humans - by him describing the natural processes of nature he is directly saying that humans are the same and that their relationship is a natural process

Question 4

“sweet”,”heaven”,”divine”,”fountains”

Answer 4

powerful descriptors of ideal setting creates the idea of a divine universe - drawing on the ideas supernatural that a divine force is binding them together

• the idea is reinforced in the 7th line “in one spirit meet and mingle” - suggesting that this heavenly experience can only be unlocked if they have this relationship

Question 5

“heaven” interacting with the “mountains”

Answer 5

• allusion to divinity and spiritually
  “mountains” in line one of second stanza and “ fountains” on line two of second stanza. rhyme suggests suggest the connection of these elements even though their across the poem and how it demonstrates the interaction of all aspects of nature

Question 6

what is the use of the repetition of “Mingle” and “kiss” throughout the poem

Answer 6

uses human language to describe the relationship between nature
- shows how nature follows the same relationship format as humans
- strengthens his argument that him and his second party should be together

Question 7

what is the form

Answer 7

iambic tetrameter - regular form emphaisis teh existance of the world and nature as one

ABAB - develops the nature that human nature and natural nature and the same

Question 8

what is the structure of the poem

Answer 8

heavy punctuated with end stopping
- excluding “ nothing in the world is single”
- the end stops happen at every two lines which groups the lines into pairs suggesting that nothing should be alone again highlighting that him and the second paty should be together

Question 9

how is love philosophy similar to winter swans

Answer 9

• they use nature to portray intense feelings of love through the comparison of human emotion and nature

Question 10

essay plan for winter swans

Answer 10

Nature as a Symbol of Connection
Language of Love and Desire
Resolution Through Nature