Due to the cruel hunter shooting arrows, a silence has fallen over the forest; the sweet-singing birds have become quiet, and the deer has stopped leaping.
This couplet paints a haunting picture of terror and grief through nature's sudden, chilling stillness. The cruel hunter’s relentless arrows haven’t just claimed victims; their dread has silenced the sweetest singing birds and frozen the spirited, leaping deer in place. Metaphorically, it captures how tyranny—or the piercing cruelty of an unyielding beloved—can strip away all joy, music, and vitality, leaving behind only an eerie quiet.
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