Owen Sheers: 'Winter Swans' Mr Bruff Analysis

[@grace-jn7qb]

'Dark water' also suggests that a relationship is hard work and by both the swans ducking their heads into the dark water, this indicates that in a relationship both of the people in the relationship have to put in the work, even though it might not be that pretty and nice, suggested by the word 'dark' which shows that it's not pleasant and that a relationship is not always sunshine and rainbows - which can also be connected to the swans beautiful apperance, which suggests that they are perfect and by the swans putting their heads into the dark water it shows that to have a 'perfect' relationship you need to be willing to do the hard work and put your head into the 'dark water'.

[@englandgrace]

This helped me annotate that part of the poem thanks🤗

[@JeloMello]

This is a great answer!

[@veral9837]

thank you

[@4n0p3hypr7]

No one has helped me to annotate this poem as much as you, thank you

[@kiingshaz1696]

honestly a God sent hero, currently trying to cram in 6 poems tonight against tomorrows literature paper 2 exam, thank you!

[@NoCokeOnlyIce]

good luck man, pay attention to Singh Song cause i think thats what is going to come up

[@sadiabegum1099]

Nabil Bsat how did you know?

[@NoCokeOnlyIce]

I am Mr bruffs son (not really). But seriously I knew they have never put that poem in the exam and it has the reputation for being quite dumb and all over the place. It is a good test for students who did not learn it thinking it will not come up so it will catch people out, like the Romeo and Juliet extract from A3S5.

[@honeststudies7050]

Hope it went well!

[@lekegalica3640]

Nabil Bsat - My man out here predicting the future

[@michelavismara]

thanks for all this videos, i got a level 7 in my mock and 2 marks off a level 8!!!!! I'm buzzing , last year i only got level 3-4

[@sanyashakeel5838]

Michela Vismara Well Done, hope you get a 8 and would it be all right if you could email me your mock answer, Please

[@abigail1898]

you have given me hope

[@malz7719]

I got a 2

[@hallie5387]

Can I just say, your channel has been invaluable for my English revision and without you I would have indefinitely failed. Thank you.

[@mrbruff]

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[@ska9708]

How did you come up with all of this? You are genuinely a GENIUS and a LIFESAVER! 😂

[@danielmacarthur7208]

the zoom animations are awesome sir!

[@jakepickard6696]

thanks mr bruff. I'm going to be binge watching all of these for Friday!

[@cameronriley9121]

my english teacher thinks he's funny and has asked me to compare this to singh song

[@pinkle1259]

both show fufilling relationships, a calm and happy ending. they both have something influencing them, in singh song its the shop preventing them from being together, however their strong romance still brings them together. With WS , its the swans that brings them together again, showing something as simple as two animals can bring romantic lovers back together again. Sorry for this lengthy explanation but reading your comment i just had a brain flash and i have my mock on this tomorrow LOL

[@samfletcher1435]

Hello from Woodroffe year 10! We use your work in our English lessons and it's a brilliant alternative to picking things out ourselves, thanks a bunch and keep up the good work! :)

[@poppyella2205]

It's also a good idea to begin practicing picking things out yourself, with no help at all, as this skill is essential for the unseen poetry section. Perhaps its good to google random poets and practice on their poetry :)

[@meghna339]

You did owen dirty by zooming onto his face like that mr bluff.

[@liasebatu1094]

Meghna Mahesh it’s ok he likes it really.

[@meghna339]

Lia Sebatu

[@mimawilx3282]

*this is the best poem video you have done.*

[@mrbruff]

Thank you!

[@mimawilx3282]

mrbruff yesss you replied, *such an icon*

[@honeststudies7050]

This is a lifesaver, thank you SO MUCH! Super helpful, can't thank you enough

[@mrbruff]

Thank you

[@muktarmaher6374]

thanks a lot mr bruff your videos are so helpful.

[@taahakhalifa8072]

Mr bruff, YOUR ON FIRE THIS WEEK. (I said that metaphorically)

[@mrbruff]

+Taaha Khalifa I know! More to come too

[@taahakhalifa8072]

Abeed Hoque please if your going to hate don't watch him.

[@mrbruff]

Yep, I think you need to not watch any more videos

[@fatimazkhan2638]

Hey Mr Bruff, Its a pleasure to talk to you. I just got my mock results and received a 3. 😬 I ordered two e-books English language and Macbeth on Tuesday but they haven't arrived yet and I haven't received a mail saying when they will come. I really need these books to help with my grades, please help!

[@mrbruff]

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[@morganrice9633]

Love this so much , it’s so helpful. Also I was the 1k like!!!

[@maariya5563]

Can you do eden rock?

[@bubgwa9727]

i love your content and ur small commentary, so funny. 🤣🤣 loved the long time that it took you to find a picture on google haha! great video 😊👍

[@sidra4369]

Thankyou so much , this is amazing analysis made simple .

[@mrbruff]

Thank you!

[@amir3570]

You are the best Mrbruff thank u so much

[@JacobKelly02]

Thank you! This is what i needed!

[@mrbruff]

great

[@jackb5369]

About 1hr 10 mins until my exam I'm frantically trying to learn these the best i can

[@chloemcbride5280]

Jack Bertram same 😹

[@marcomann60]

So talented and invaluable, thank you

[@mrbruff]

thanks!

[@veral9837]

thank you!

[@mrbruff]

You're welcome!

[@parneets5207]

amazing, made the poem x10 more interesting!!

[@leahpennisi-glaser8169]

Thank you so much! Could you please do short stories? Your videos are so helpful.

[@Hdjsejeii]

Thank you for your work

[@mrbruff]

No problem!

[@fiftyclown]

beautiful poem

[@AlexHamlin]

Does this poem follow a particular poetic form?

[@sethumliliyanage2923]

any tips in revising for these poems sir ?

[@englandgrace]

What can I say about ‘slow stepping in the lakes shingle and sand’

[@patriceattapeters8589]

how would you link these points on language to context

[@charlottelee5560]

Please can you a collection of videos on Owen Sheers' Skirrid Hill collection? 😁

[@irisfrost2066]

I wonder how many exam papers basically have the transcript of this video on them now... I know mine does!

[@annahardy3045]

Hiya what could you say for AO3 for this poem? Your videos are so helpful, thank you!

[@mrbruff]

+Anna Hardy the collection it comes from and how that hints at what it is about

[@Insycho]

Hey Mr Bruff, I am about to sit my gcse exams in 2017 and i need some help to finding the right revision guides you have on you website... Shall i get Romeo and Juliet, Inspector calls and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde or English Language and Literature... Because the language and lit has all the stuff needed but the individual books are specific to their books... Which one shall i get...??

[@mrbruff]

+Insycho all of them

[@moriyanuadekola7527]

😂😂

[@keiramarir3932]

Is winter swans a dramatic monologue?

[@alishakhan6609]

Can you do Mametz Wood by Owen Sheers as well?

[@mrbruff]

+Alisha Khan afraid not

[@uns0ciable4ever]

SO helpful !!!!!! thank you :)

[@hallmarket]

I love poetry so much. Do you have any recommendations about which poets to analyse for unseen poetry revision? I have Plath, Eliot, Siken and Wilde collections, but they're very hard to analyse...

[@psyonixsafenet5437]

Exam Tomorrow, Amazing Video Thanks ever so much!

[@epicpanda1679]

anyone here for GCSE 2024?

[@cfreya111]

ofc 😭 the paper is tmr kill me now

[@semisolidchimp6138]

can we actually compare this mother any distance?? and thank you so much for the videos it really helped me

[@mrbruff]

+Qirat Khan yes

[@yoimoya]

the poem doesnt end on a full stop??

[@hihood7728]

Thank you

[@mrbruff]

+daniella hood no worries

[@tiaknight9966]

I thought the A Christmas Carol quotation song was coming yesterday?

[@mrbruff]

+Lilyxo it was, but then I thought I would save it for Christmas Day. Perfect video.

[@tiaknight9966]

Christmas day😩 Have a mock on A Christmas Carol soon

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[@elliespenceley6175]

Hi, I thought discussion of stanzas (tercets, couplets) was considered to be form, not structure?

[@Mikey_games69]

Please could you analyse kamikaze by Beatrice garland

[@mrbruff]

this week!

[@moeezgul4392]

fam ur legendary

[@bloamz4701]

my english teacher thinks he's funny and has asked me to compare this to singh song shocking

[@claramacdonald6049]

This series is massively helping me annotate all the poems in my english lit poetry anthology! Thank you so much! I'm struggling to write about context and the effect on the reader with this poem. Any help would be much appreciated! :)

[@mrbruff]

+Clara MacDonald great

[@itsmrbob123]

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[@samwilson4017]

Love this big chore

[@mrbruff]

+Sam LW :)

[@saeedhussein910]

Marvellous

[@charliebrett7510]

What is the form of this poem?

[@mrbruff]

It doesn't follow any specific form.

[@benfish9200]

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[@lily_mae9293]

Guess who failed there mocks ✨😀

[@fraftti]

their*

[@williamhappe2164]

10:22 loll

[@mizyclifton2624]

I'm not a fan of this poem simply because it's not controversial enough

[@jakepickard6696]

it is quite meaningful though. It contrasts well with when we two parted as their relationship is broken throughout but in Winter Swans the relationship comes together.

[@khadijaismail8793]

2021 gang here so ill reply to this comment after my lit exam🤌

[@nehas8239]

help.

[@muktarmaher6374]

thanks a lot mr bruff your videos are so helpful.

[@schwam3082]

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