14 Matching Annotations
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    1. hardest in the snowWondering which way to go

      a metaphor used to tell us that searching in the snow is hard because you wont know where to go and will be lost. this applies to the persona in the sense that as time goes by, he wont know what to do after the "you" person leaves. using the metaphor of lost in snow to tell us that he will be lost and will not know where to go. the sentence "wondering which way to go." tells us that the journey will not be easy and instead will be hard to go through, at the same time there is also a sense of uncertainty telling us that the persona is lost as well.

    2. I'll never knowI'll never know anything

      this tells us the persona doesnt know if it was supposed to go this way and will never know if the things that happened could ever turn out another way.

    3. But as seasons start to changeMy feelings may start to fade

      This implies that as time goes by, feelings for this "you" person will start to fade and with be part of the persona's memory instead. the phrase "but as seasons starts to change" implies that as time goes on, and the words "may fade" mean that he is soon going to let go.

    4. I suppose it's nice to knowThat there's so much left to go

      This is to tell us and reinforces what the persona is telling himself. He tells himself that there is so much more to experience and so much more people hes gonna meet in his life and it is nice to know the fact that it doesnt just end there. although he tells himself that there is so much more to experience and more things to experience, the words "although" tell us that he is not ready to let go and move on yet.

    5. But wherever you are nowI"ll carry on

      This tells us that the persona has moved on and will continue on his path regardless where the "you" person is now, and will not let anything about the "you" person affect him anymore .

    6. But I'll always wonder ifThis is how it should've been

      Even though the times have passed and events have happened, the persona will still wonder if things were supposed to go this way and how it couldve changed.

    7. Though the spring will come with timeI have lost this love of mine

      the persona tells us as time goes by, he will start to lose feelings and move on from the "you" person."though the spring will come with time." meaning as time goes by and a new chapter open up, " i have lost this love of mine." meaning the lost of feelings for this "you" person.

    8. Oh, the sun will start to setAs the leaves rise in the windAnd amidst a sea of redI'll think of the words you said

      This tells us as time goes by, the persona will still remember what the "you" person has said before. this tells us how much this "you" person means to the persona and even though time has passed, he will still remember what she said to him before.

    9. if I do I'll tell you that you were my fantasy

      bridging from the previous annotation, it shows that if the two paths ever meet again, the persona will remind how important the "you" person is to him. this is supported with the use of the word "fantasy" to reiterate how dreamlike this person is and how much he or she means to the speaker.

    10. But I'll never forgetOh, the ease you put me in

      linking from the previous annotation, even though this "you" person will become a memory in the persona's life, the persona will never forget the happiness and ease that this "you" person has brought him in the time they were together. This further reinforces the thought of how important this "you" person is to the persona.

    11. did you ever find the love in you you found in me?

      Another rethorical question used to question if this "you" person ever had or reciprocated the same feelings as the persona did in the first place. The sentence clearly shows that the persona has feelings for this "you" person and is questioning whether the "you" person will ever reciprocate or have the same feelings for him as he did for her.

    12. were always like a fantasy?

      writer uses personification to compare this "you" person to a fantasy. tells us that this "you" person is very dream like, unreal and beautiful. This use of personification tells us how deep the feelings of the persona are for this "you" person to the point that he uses such words to describe him or her.

    13. And did I ever get to tell you what you meant to me?

      From this sentence alone at the start of the song, already the persona/speaker tells us how important or how much this "you" person meant to him or her. This can be seen in a somewhat "rethorical" question in asking if the "you" person knows how much he or she meant to the persona and to further engrave how important this "you" person is to the persona