Lawrence uses figurative language, diction, and style to convey the theme of separation. 

Figurative Language and Texture

• “seemed to swim away out of contact with the room, into him” 
• “like an atmosphere, like under sea, with a flow of ghostly, dumb, movements, yet not her own movements” 
• “she stood with him in the middle of the room as if she were alone in a remote place”
• “The fusion point was coming when she would fuse down into perfect unconsciousness at his feet and knees…and his warmth seemed to come closer into her, nearer, till it would fuse right through her, and she would be as liquid to him, as an intoxication only”

INTOXICATION

OBLIVIOUS, CONCENTRATED

SWIM

DENSER

IMPERSONALITY

STYLE AND STRUCTURE

• “It seemed she was connected with him, as if the movements of his body and limbs were her own movements, yet not her own movements” 
• “She expected his lips on her bare shoulder, and waited. Yet they were not alone, they were not alone”
• "It was exquisite"..."It was cruel"

Lust

Separation

Figurative language, diction, and style provide the passage with a more involved meaning that is used to contrast Elsie's marriage with the dance.