maura dooley - letters from yorkshire

pronoun shift from “he” to “you” “our”

breaking no contact made them quickly rekindle and restore the connection which was interrupted by distance showing how emotionally close they are

metaphor - “pouring air and light into an envelope.”

“air and light” are vital to live therefore she can’t live without his reassurance that there is still an emotional bond between them

metaphor - “our souls tap out messages across icy miles”

“souls” connotes spirituality which implies that their bond is held together by something supernatural

“tap out messages” references Morse code suggesting they have their own special way of communicating

“across the icy miles” the distance between them makes their worlds cold but they’re connection keeps them both warm

enjambment

a sense of determination to not allow distance to break their friendship

caesura - “in the cold,” + tercet structure

acts as a barrier representing the struggles to maintain a long distance friendship