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Must Separation By Walladas Poem

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The poem “Must separation mean...” by Wallada is structured like many other poems. The lines are divided in to stanzas that vary in the number of lines. There are no rhymes at the end of the lines or meter in the structure of the poem. Wallada didn’t use any anaphora in this poem. All of the lines have no repetition. In the first line, the rhetorical question “must separation mean we have no way to meet” means the separation doesn’t mean they can’t still be close (Wallada 1-2). They can still make connections from far away with long distance and not let it affect their relationship. Imagery is a good source to help the readers better understand what is happening in the poem. There are several examples of different kinds of imagery. One example is “crouching over the hot coals of desire” (Wallada 5). This shows the use of kinetic imagery and visual imagery. It shows kinetic imagery because it shows the image of a character bending over hot coals. Visual imagery is used by having the reader visualize someone bending over something. Another example of imagery being portrayed in this poem is “there may be winter rains pelting copiously down” (Wallada 13-14). Tactile imagery is used …show more content…

In the quote “for me it is a winter not a trysting time”, Wallada is symbolizing that winter is a cold, dry season of life (Wallada 4). The narrator is feeling lonely without his love and misses her. When he explains that he is in a “trysting time”, he is showing that he feels lonely without his lover and misses her presence. Another symbol in this poem is “nor does my being patient free me from the shackles of my longing” (Wallada 11-12). When Wallada uses the word “shackles”, it is showing that he feels constricted and confined without his love with him and the separation is getting difficult. He is saying that even if he is patient, it won’t help the fact that he misses his love and is tired of the

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