•Swans are delicate and elegant creatures suggest that he is gliding along the river peacefully
• swans look elegant from above the water but underneath, its legs are moving swiftly and this could foreshadow something bad might happen soon that has been revealed yet
•he is able to control the boat in vast amounts of water
“growing still […] rose up between me and the stars”
•growing suggest the cliff is alive
•the cliff is symbolic as it symbolises guilt and how significant it is
•implies that nature is coming after him and following him like the sky as you cannot escape the sky
•danger of nature when you sin and go against god
“small circles glittering idly in the moon“
•assonance
•positive tone
•lists the beauty of nature and highlights the perfect features suggesting that nature is sublime
•circles represent a trail and represent a loop as circles never end this could suggest he’s on the positive Side of the circle but further on he will reach the negative side of the circle
“No colours of green fields […] by day, and were the trouble of my dreams”
No colours of green fields suggest that he sees an unfamiliar world and this quote has negative images
•no colours and green fields contrast eachother as green fields are positive but no colours are negative
•the consequences of stealing are swallowing him and he is being punished even in his dreams
•consequences are haunting him and all his positive thoughts are erased
