After Raphael
What is the symbolism of the clock in the poem, After Raphael?
After Raphael
After Raphael
The clock serves as a symbol of the speaker's pain in the poem, After Raphael. The speaker describes the clock as freezing, as if the pain is causing time to come to a standstill. She does not want time to keep ticking because it takes her further from the ones she loves.
After Raphael