>The sky grows cold, a dim whirlpool of darkening water,
>Unwept shadows draw their limbs, gloomy spruces.
The sky grows cold like a whirlpool of darkening water,
Unwept shadows draw their limbs like gloomy spruces.
Это очень частая конструкция. "Я бегу пулей", "Он сидит орлом" и т.п.
>полынья
полынья = ice-hole
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