The poet writes as if she knows what it is like to feel homesick, as imagining a place is not an easy thing to do if you have no experience of it. This also makes the poem more personal and relatable and allows us to really imagine what it is like to come from a bright island to an alien, dull city halfway across the world. The irregular length of each poetic line is a representation of the sea and the uneven lapping of waves, this allows the reader to understand the themes of the poem and imagine themselves near the sea. The simple language that is used shows the man is not fully awake during the poem and is still in the simple land of sleep and dream. The poet uses many poetic skills to get across the ideas of dreaming and longing for a faraway place.
The speaker explains the loneliness of being on the sea and expects a bad outcome. It also has this tone specifically beginning on line fifty-four. Then towards the ending of the poem it takes on a calmer
The rhythm of the poem is constructed in such a way as to confront the reader, and the language used throughout the poem changes from being very soft and comforting, to blunt and shocking. The image of the beach is also particularly important, as beaches represent beauty and purity. Even though this poem was written from an Australian author’s perspective, it does
Another major factor in the theme of isolation is the Nine Lives Causeway, because it physically stops Kipps from entering and leaving Eel Marsh House with the fog; ‘…a thick, damp sea mist that had come over the marshes and enveloped everything’ (p 73). In this quote, Hill personifies the fog, which makes it seem more sinister and creates the feeling of Kipps being physically trapped by it. Furthermore, the sea ‘frets’ show pathetic fallacy, as Kipps is much happier and less fearful when they are not there, as shown in the quote ‘The air was crisp and fresh’. The mists also reflect the mystery around The Woman in Black and Eel marsh house. With the mists
Tennyson also creates a sleepy and hazy atmosphere, “wavering lights”, “shadows broke”, “slumberous sheets of foam”, “silent pinnacles”, “aged snow”, all these further emphasizing the quiet and dreamlike feeling of the poem, however the reader is still not given a clear picture. They also subtly suggest that this island has a mind of its own; it is old and wise and has control of all the surrounding nature.
* There is a lot of rhyming in the poem, which is to be expected in a song form. It doesn’t follow a regular pattern, in the same way that the structure is irregular. It is usually end rhyme, and the 'ee' sound of “"chapatti"”, “"chutney"” and “"Punjabi"” tends to dominate. This use of rhyme gives a swing to the poem, and speeds up the metre. Towards the end of the poem, in the stanzas set at night, rhyme disappears and the metre slows down, appropriate to the intimate feeling of the most affectionate section of the poem.
English 12 name__________________________________ “The Seafarer” 1. Why does the speaker begin the poem by saying that the tale is true and about him? To make it know to the readers, to set the tone/mood 2. How does the mood in the first few lines reflect Anglo-Saxon society and values? They take pride and value in telling their stories.
This can be seen in “The Bravest – grope a little – And sometimes hit a Tree Directly in the Forehead – But as they learn to see –” This line shows that the narrator is lost in the night and doesn’t know where to go, due to the inability to see anything in the dark. Both works deal with darkness and night, but with the help of imagery the authors were able to create different scenarios for their poems. The significance of darkness and night in each poem is portrayed through the use of point of view. In Emily Dickinson’s poem “We Grow Accustomed to the Dark” she uses a plural point of view to explain how darkness affects everyone, and show that at some point in a person’s life they will have to experience darkness. In Robert Frost’s poem “Acquainted with the Night”,
Come to the window, sweet is the night-air! In this first stanza the speaker is depicted standing at a window looking out at the sea. In this introduction he describes the sea in a very positive way. He uses adjectives such as "calm", "fair" and "tranquil" to create a harmonious mood. He seems to be addressing a loved one, whom he begs to "Come to the window, sweet is the night air!"
It’s the one place where I could sit forever and not even notice the time go by. The ocean is a place where all senses are on overload, and where nothing else in the world matters but that one moment in time. When at the ocean, I am able to feel, smell, touch, and taste the earth in all of its beauty. With each step I feel the healing warmth of the sand as it gently massages my feet. I can feel the power of the earth as each wave shakes the ground beneath me.