winter swans Flashcards
1
Q
clouds quote
A
“The clouds had given their all”
personification suggests external forces of nature which are against the couple
alternatively means bad weather to reflect bad feelings
2
Q
avoiding issues quote
A
“skirted the lake, silent and apart”
they both separate silently: neither side wants to talk
3
Q
hidden depth quote
A
“icebergs of white feather”
there are hidden depths.
“swans” also look graceful, but their feet are paddling really quick underwater, you just can’t see
4
Q
hard to walk on quote
A
“sand” is hard to walk on but effort means they resolved it
5
Q
last two lines
A
the last two lines are not a couplet
“and folded, one over the other,
like a pair of wings settling after flight”
still tension?
