Voice

Fable-like cadence; rhythm is steady but leans heavily on traditional mythic tropes.

Lyric intensity

Strong sensory contrast in 'fins stretched thin, trembling like wet silk.'

Mind under feeling

Metaphor for displacement is clear, though stays largely within the fable's logic.

Held shape

Satisfying circularity from 'allowed to breathe' to the final thirsty bird's dream.