Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

her spirit was one with the boisterous winds of heaven

English answer:

she identified with nature around her as it reflected her feelings,even when it was windy or stormy.

Added to glossary by Jenni Lukac (X)
Jan 22, 2010 14:57
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English term

with the boisterous winds of heaven

English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
But Charlotte knew the clouds by night and the swift-sailing moon that gave just one peep out and disappeared. She knew the rifts where the stars shone through, and out alone in the breeze that blew away her cares she lifted her voice in thankfulness for the joy of mixing with the elements, and that her spirit was one with the boisterous winds of heaven.
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she identified with nature around her as it reflected her feelings,even when it was windy or stormy.

my interpretation
Peer comment(s):

agree Sébastien GUITTENY
13 mins
Good afternoon and thanks, penfriend. How often I have felt this way myself!
agree Jim Tucker (X) : This kind of identification is known to lit-crit types as the "pathetic fallacy"
36 mins
Cheers and thanks, Jim. from someone who has always an exagerated weakness for reification.
agree Annett Kottek (X) : She had a boisterous ('wild' & 'energetic') spirit, and thus felt that she was just like those winds/those winds were just like here. 'Heaven' here is a literary expression for 'sky'; nth. to do with the religious concept.
2 hrs
Good evening and thanks, Annett.
agree Jack Doughty
2 hrs
Good evening and thanks, Jack.
agree Paula Vaz-Carreiro
7 days
Hola y gracias Paula.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thank you!"
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25 mins

(she felt she was in spiritual harmony) with the rough, wild winds

boisterous (of weather) = wild and rough (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)

:)
Peer comment(s):

agree JaneTranslates : Yes, exactly.
1 hr
Thanks Jane! Saludos :)
agree Stephanie Ezrol
9 hrs
Thanks Stephanie, have a good weekend! :)
agree Paula Vaz-Carreiro
7 days
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11 mins

lively motions of spirituality

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Note added at 17 mins (2010-01-22 15:14:41 GMT)
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This passage is pure poetry."Heaven" could be read as "heavenly beautiful world" of the moon, stars and breeze.

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Note added at 32 mins (2010-01-22 15:29:52 GMT)
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"her spirit was one"="she was inspired by ...." and, probably the rest of the sentence wouldn't need any interpretation.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-01-22 19:57:58 GMT)
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"winds of heaven"-YIN YANG in the author's soul, the sensation of freedom.
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