‘Winter Swans’ imagery
Image Line(s) from poem Possible or likely
representation
Heavy rain The clouds had given their A long argument between
all - the couple
two days of rain and then a
break
Walking on saturated the waterlogged earth The relationship has been
ground gulping for breath at our pushed to its limits
feet Problems within the
relationship
This is as much as the
relationship can take
Walking around the edge As we skirted the lake, Suggests the avoidance of
of the lake silent and apart confrontation; the
physical/emotional
distance of the couple
A boat stabilising in a Like boats righting in This suggests that the
storm rough weather relationship is capable of
being saved.
Contrast/turning point –
they communicate after
this.
Image Line(s) from poem Possible or likely
representation
Heavy rain The clouds had given their A long argument between
all - the couple
two days of rain and then a
break
Walking on saturated the waterlogged earth The relationship has been
ground gulping for breath at our pushed to its limits
feet Problems within the
relationship
This is as much as the
relationship can take
Walking around the edge As we skirted the lake, Suggests the avoidance of
of the lake silent and apart confrontation; the
physical/emotional
distance of the couple
A boat stabilising in a Like boats righting in This suggests that the
storm rough weather relationship is capable of
being saved.
Contrast/turning point –
they communicate after
this.
