Without warning
as a whirlwind
swoops on an oak
Love shakes my heart
analysis:
Sappho, the author used the metaphor of wind and oak to represent his love and himself.
The wirlwind is very tall and strong column of air that spins fast. The imagery of wirlwind is very strong, firm, effective, and imminent. so does love. Like a wirlwind, love strikes the author without any warning. Swoop has the same imgery. Rather than touching softly, swoop means aggresive and strong strike that overwhelms or wraps the author. Author is an oak which is shaken by imminent whirland which is love. He, his heart is shaken by love called whirlwind.
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
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