winter swans

• winter swans stanzas

  -has 7 stanzas,the first 6 of which are 3 lines+the final stanza has 2
• what does the final stanza suggest

  -the couple are now together mentally,physically,emotionally,spritually
• what does three lines in the 6 stanzas link to

  -sense of balance we get from the swans as it exists among 3 of the 4 Aristotelian elements like earth+air+water
• what does the free verses symbolise

  -the couple were beginning to distance+their relationship was arguably reaching something difficult to overcome-lack of communication
• what do the swans symbolise

  -motherhood,love,devotion,partnership
• what are swans closely connected to

  water
• what is water symbolic of

  fludity,intution,dreaming,emotions+creativity
• example of personfication+pathetic fallacy 


  'the clouds have given their all'
• what does the pathetic fallacy notion symbolise

  -notion sets up an image of battle+clouds who have finally been beaten.They have given their all+still not succeeded.
• metaphor example

  'icebergs of white feather'
• what does the metaphor symbolise

  shows their is much that lies beneath the surface+shows there are many layers to this relationship
• differences w loves philosphy

  WS-'lake' +'clouds had given their all'

  LPS-'river'+'the waves clasp one another'
• similarities w loves philosophy

  -both poets personify nature to make it easier to compare to the human relationship

  -both focus on a romantic relationship using natural imagery