Silver — Flashcards

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Walter de la Mare is the author of the poem 'Silver'. He was a British poet and short story writer known for his works that often dealt with themes of childhood, nature, and the supernatural.

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'Shoon' is an archaic or poetic word meaning 'shoes'. In the poem, it refers to the moon's silver shoes, creating a personification of the moon as someone walking through the night.

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'Cote' means a small shelter or dwelling for birds, especially doves or pigeons. In the poem, it refers to the dovecote where the doves are sleeping.

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'Moveless' means still, motionless, or without movement. It describes the fish in the water that appear completely still in the moonlight.

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The moon is personified as a person walking slowly and silently through the night, wearing silver shoes ('silver shoon'). The moon 'walks' and 'peers', giving it human-like qualities and actions.

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Silver is the dominant color imagery used throughout the poem. Everything touched by moonlight appears silver - fruit, trees, dog's paws, dove's feathers, mouse's claws and eyes, fish, and reeds.

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The animals mentioned are: 1) Dog - sleeping in his kennel with silver paws, 2) Doves - sleeping with silver-feathered breasts in their cote, 3) Harvest mouse - scampering with silver claws and eyes, …

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The objects and animals at rest are: the dog (sleeping in his kennel), the doves (in silver-feathered sleep), and the fish (moveless in the water). The harvest mouse is the only creature shown in moti…