Winter Swans

Cards (8)

‘two days of rain and then a break’ 
symbolic of their relationship, calmness has descended, pathetic fallacy
‘silent and apart‘
on the verge of separation
‘tipping in unison’ 
together which juxtaposes silent and apart
‘icebergs of white feather’ 
metaphor for only seeing part of this relationship
‘like boats righting in rough weather’ 
simile, links to the ‘righting’ of their relationship
‘swum the distance between us’ 
metaphor, holding hands
what does the irregular (no) rhyme scheme in winter swans represent?
the speaker’s relationship with their partner, how they have no harmony
what does the use of nature represent in winter swans?
how the power of nature is conspiring to bring them together