I was reading Sylvia Plath's Panther and I was wondering what that phrase meant. I know its French but thats about it.
2007-02-18 03:27:35 · 5 answers · asked by girlsetsfire 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"In the heart of the forest, your image follows me."
Quick conventional explanations:
- 'fond' can also mean 'pit' or 'burden', but by context, it most likely means center or 'heart'.
- 'des forets' would appear to mean 'of the forestS', but think about how we use woods, it's always plural; 'le foret' signifies all the forests in the world
- 'votre' means you, but is formal, not plural, otherwise 'image' would have to be plural 'images' as well
-'image' literally means 'image'; but y'know, you can infer other meanings like 'memory', 'shadow', 'recollection', or 'reflection'
- 'suit' means to follow, but it can also be metaphorical; maybe this person is trying to escape someone, but they can't get them out of their head
2007-02-18 03:39:35 · answer #1 · answered by ndrw3987 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
In the bottom of the forests your image follows me. That is what I found, image could also be "memory". Hope this helps!
2007-02-18 11:32:25 · answer #2 · answered by Candee Graham 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the content of the forests your image follows me
2007-02-18 11:38:16 · answer #3 · answered by Mike O 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
At the bottom of the forests your memory follows me
2007-02-18 11:42:43 · answer #4 · answered by martox45 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ndrw3987 is definitely right. (I'm French)
It just means that (even) in the middle of nowhere, where there is no other human being, I still think about you. Something like that.
2007-02-18 12:42:50 · answer #5 · answered by Offkey 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋