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The Splendid Fairing · Chapter
Epigraph explained
A single line of verse introduces the novel's haunting tone, personifying the water as a persistent, sorrowful voice calling to the speaker through the night.
What happens
A single line of verse introduces the novel's haunting tone, personifying the water as a persistent, sorrowful voice calling to the speaker through the night.
Key passages
“All night long the water is crying to me.”
Throughout the entire night, the water keeps weeping or calling out to me.
The epigraph establishes a mood of melancholy and longing, with the water as a sentient presence.