In this poem, the poet talks about the betrayal of a young girl’s feelings for a man. She believes in his sincerity to her as he had pleaded to her to surrender to him. She is taken in by his quiet eyes. If she had listened to advice about men who seek pleasure, she would not be in this situation. The poet advises all young girls to be careful and not be betrayed by men.
THEME
- Betrayal of love
- Personal experiences
- Relationships that are meaningful
- Don’t be naive and believe everything we are told especially in matters of the heart.
- We must be careful when choosing friends.
- Falling in love is normal but one should be careful.
- We must learn from the experience of other people.
- Reflective
- Sad and happy
- Sympathetic
- Second and third person's point of view
- Simple and easy to understand
- Simple style with rhyming scheme
- Imagery – e.g. ‘pools of lies’, ‘layered in thinnest ice’
- Symbol – e.g ‘quiet eyes’, ‘dice’
- Alliteration – e.g ‘lies layered’
- Personafication – e.g The eyes were ‘breathing the desolate sighs’ as though he was talking charmingly to her.
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