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Poetry (Love's Philosophy (Key facts (ABABCDCD rhyme scheme, A lot of…

- - - - By nature, or by God, all that is around him is the way it is
    - - Everything around him has a pair, the rivers and the oceans, sisters and brothers
      - He looks at himself as the only single thing
    - - He ponders whether all this hard work put in to make everything in pairs is worth it, as he has still remained alone
      - He is directing the person being spoken to in the last line; he also addresses himself for the second time
- - - - This has 'somehow' happened by nature, just as the swans come together by the same means
    - - This is the first line of direct speech - which addresses the speaker
      - The line refers to the swans, but could easily be compared to the speaker and the person being referenced (suggestively his partner)
  - - - The one couplet at the end symbolises the couple coming together
- - - - Shows her obsession for her partner
  - - - She wishes to see her lover so she can finally let go of her thoughts
      - As the word 'rustle' is a command, she demands him to do so - she can't wait any longer
    - - Her thoughts are related to natural imagery - at this point they are fresh in her mind
    - - She is either with her partner now, or her image of him is exceeding clear in her head, so she can stop wondering about him
- - - - The speaker seems to deliver a speech
      - Only includes the speakers view, which is deceptive by the end of the poem
    - - An uneven rhyme scheme can represent an unbalanced mind
  - - - He is longing to see what will happen, as he hopes she will reveal her love for him
    - - The woman being spoken about is relieving sexual tension, and by showing her hair it was seen as provocative in the Victorian era
      - The colour 'yellow' could symbolise religious imagery
    - - Could want to have ownership over her soul #
      - He is waiting for the moment that he could possess her
    - - Repetition of 'mine' show that the speaker is unstable and delusional
    - - The moment he strangles her is very subtle; he thinks nothing of it #
    - - Could mean that either he considers himself as God, and he hasn't spoken, or that although he has committed such a crime, God hasn't intervened #
- - - - There is a lot of space in the poem - could be referring to the distance between the mother and child
      - The title of the poem addresses the mother, but also separates her from the rest
  - - - Zero-end - beginning of time (birth)
      - 'recording' at the end of the line shows two things - one, that recording is a continuous movement, and two, the use of caesura brings the reader's attention to the word
    - - Caesura shows separation between the two
      - The 'anchor' represents the mother, a strong, stable, and safe parent, while the 'kite' represents the child, someone who wants to explore and let go of the 'anchor'
    - - Placing 'something' at the end of the line shows uncertainty, and ambiguity
      - 'Has' - there must be some sort of release happening, perhaps the release of a child?
    - - Ending the line on 'I reach' makes the reader pause which could signify the child reaching upwards
      - Endless sky - endless possibilities
      - 'to fall or fly' - could be: a) the mother will drag him down and he will fall or she will let go, allowing him to fly, and b) he could do well or badly on his own
- - - - This represents a continuous movement, and 'some words' is ambiguous; the reader doesn't know what and how many words are being said
    - - A dash shows that this is an additional part to the sentence, which adds important information
      - 'Grey' represents the lack of colour in the speaker's memory
      - The ash could remind the reader of a forest fire, which after burning would bring new life
    - - An oxymoron has the effect of presenting the reader with inevitability that all relationships are destined to end
      - Oxymoron clarifies that the speaker is exaggerating his situation - his lover may in fact be fine
      - The speaker also knows his lover very well, as he can recognise what his partner means by their certain expression
  - - - 'winter' - things die but new life comes after (in spring)
      - 'to and fro' - reminds the reader of a constant / continuous ball movement
      - 'alive/die' - juxtaposition shows the cycle of all life, and from the poet on can infer that he suggests all things (including love) must come to an end
      - The stanzas start and end with the same rhyme