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Hello Komountain 1) The difference here is perhaps a difference in the underlying metaphor. 'Cuts to' suggests pieces cut from the whole body of something, e.g. a stick. 'Cuts in' suggests pieces cut from within something, e.g. a chicken carcass. So the result is much the same: 'bits are...

Dear Miriam, Your interpretation of the first stanza was very intereting. Infact I'm going to tell my students to think about your interpretation. You are right. there is no fun if we take things literally when it comes to understanding a poem. By the way, You may want to read what people in...