winter swans

Question 1

‘winter swans’ -title

Answer 1

•pathetic fallacy- poor weather reflects problems in their relationship
-experience ongoing coldness in winter symbolising the continuous relationship problems
•however swans suggest they reconcile as swans are pure and a symbol of love

Question 2

‘gulping for breath’

Answer 2

•personification of earths desperation links to how their relationship is struggling for life
• suffocated and struggling mentally and physically
shows tension in relationship
feel stifled and trapped

Question 3

‘like boats righting in rough weather’

Answer 3

similie:
- shows steadiness and rebuilding
- shows it’s been rough for their relationship but it is becoming more stable
- fighting for the relationship although they are going through rough times
- rough weather mirrors the rain in stanza 1

Question 4

‘porcelain’

Answer 4

• symbolises the fragility of relationship and to nurture, love and care for it
•adjective is used metaphorically:
-porcelain is strong and beautiful, reflecting the hope that their love will be like it, reflecting the strength and elegance of swans and relationship
-symbolic for their relationship

Question 5

‘like a pair of wings settling after fight.’

Answer 5

• similie + imagery of them holding hands, following example of swans
• ‘pair’ shows they’re no longer two very much separate things but part of one whole
• full stop emphasises that their problems have been resolved and no more trouble