3) Imagery of isolation recurs: in the title, Alaska, of a frozen state of American cut off from the mainland, in the metaphor of ‘icy palace’. The fact he thinks of himself as a ‘prince’ in a ‘palace’ suggests arrogance: this is the kind of arrogance that isolates. The cold also suggests his emotional state through pathetic fallacy in ‘snow’ and ‘rainy’. The ‘bering strait’ refers to a sea that is frozen most of the winter, trapping Alaska and Russia in ice, making sea communication possible. This could be a metaphor for the fact the man is speaking but the ‘girl’ isn’t listening.

	Created by elliedawngibson about 12 years ago

not in own words but highlighted important points & rephrased in some areas

Alaska - Simon Armitage Poetry