His word choice does not appeal to the senses or to sympathy because it feels more like reading a scientific observation of the girl rather than experiencing what she is feeling. ... "The First Ice" is another translation, of unknown origin, of Voznesensky's poem. ... " The word "crack" in this line has a strong "c" sound, almost resembling the sound that one's voice makes when it cracks from crying or from the cold, giving the poem onomatopoeia. ...

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