Simply by mentioning “bed”, it is implied that the two spoons are “spooning” in bed. Literally this can not happen, but figuratively, through the use of personification. Readers get the sense that at one point, two lovers, personified through spoons actually loved each other. “Tinted” is used as being that the forks have changed it’s “color” than before which is not possible without personification. The audience can then understand that the couple were in a much better relationship prior to the change. Now, the “granite table” is the foundation of where the relationship stands and how the lovers make it appear. It’s personified to be smooth on the surface but rough on the inside. Continuing, the “knives” are represented to be cutting away at the relationship. Theoretically, the knives are actually lawyers who will take care of any divorcement happens.
Simply by mentioning “bed”, it is implied that the two spoons are “spooning” in bed. Literally this can not happen, but figuratively, through the use of personification. Readers get the sense that at one point, two lovers, personified through spoons actually loved each other. “Tinted” is used as being that the forks have changed it’s “color” than before which is not possible without personification. The audience can then understand that the couple were in a much better relationship prior to the change. Now, the “granite table” is the foundation of where the relationship stands and how the lovers make it appear. It’s personified to be smooth on the surface but rough on the inside. Continuing, the “knives” are represented to be cutting away at the relationship. Theoretically, the knives are actually lawyers who will take care of any divorcement happens.