What does a swan look like to the poet in the light?

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Colors poem by Christina Rossetti

Asked by Lakshmi K #1035693 on 7/30/2020 10:11 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 7/30/2020 6:08 PM

Answered by Aslan on 7/30/2020 5:28 PM

Are you referring to her poem Color?

The speaker says the Swan is white sailing into the night.

What is white? a swan is white
Sailing in the light.

She uses a metaphor to to regard the Swan as the personification of the color white.