Fitzgerald May 16‚ 2013 Period 3 "The Seafarer" and "Sea Fever" Comparative Essay People have been drawn to the adventures the sea has to offer for centuries. Many attempts have been made to express this desire in various ways. Voyaging on the sea has been a constant topic in all of the arts throughout history. "The Seafarer" and "Sea Fever" are poem that both express how a sailor’s love for the sea creates an obligation to be on the sea‚ whether it is wanted or not. This necessity
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How can I best represent myself as a Filipino seafarer? WORLD CLASS indeed‚ that’s what a Filipino seafarer is. But what is a seafarer by the way. According to www.pinoymaritime.com‚ a seafarer is a traveler who goes by the sea. Or even a person who works near the ocean. Seafarers come from all over the world spending their lives close to the seas as they find life at sea to be a unique existence. They come from different backgrounds and cultures‚ and they work in varied areas of the shipping
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SEA-FEVER BY JOHN MASEFIELD The poem Sea-Fever by John Masefield‚ depicts a sense of urgency to return to the sea. The persona hears the call of the sea and it is a must to answer the call; it is an irresistible invitation to adventure‚ exploration and freedom. The persona is longing to go back to the sea and he wishes for the simplicity of life on the sea and a sense of freedom. His extremely simple desires suggest that he wants to renounce all the usual entrapments of everyday life and
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Hollis Lee Page #1 8/14/13 Headley 2nd block Poetry Response: “Sea Fever” by John Masefield The poem “Sea Fever” is a very meaningful poem. The poem is very short‚ but has many meanings and different styles of poetry in it. When you first start the poem it seems as its going to be gloomy and very bland but picks up its meaning in the 2nd stanza. This poetry response will break down the poem and explain everything about it including the Title‚ Connotation‚ Attitude‚ Shifts‚ and
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John Masefield’s poem "Sea Fever" is a work of art that brings beauty to the English language through its use of rhythm‚ imagery and many complex figures of speech. The meter in "Sea Fever" follows the movement of the tall ship in rough water through its use of iambs and hard hitting spondees. Although written primarily in iambic meter‚ the meter in "Sea Fever" varies throughout the poem. The imagery in "Sea Fever" suggests an adventurous ocean that appeals to all five senses. Along with an adventurous
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The poem‚ Sea-Fever written by John Masefield talks about a man who tells us what he wishes to see when he goes near the sea. The poet brings the poem to life by appealing to senses with all the images that he includes in his poem‚ for instance: “grey mist” and “grey dawn breaking”. We can see the great relationship with nature. The theme of this poem is freedom and adventure. The theme of this poem is one of wanderlust‚ serene‚ addiction to the sea and independence. This is brought by the images
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Matthew Clare Ms. McIntyre British Literature Tuesday‚ September 25‚ 12 The Seafarer Each struggles with the storms of life. The long nights fighting the icy cold seas. Ideas fill minds with despair and doubt. Some struggle with the knowledge of coming danger‚ others with the fear of not knowing. “The Seafarer” is an elegy that compares the sea to the fear of everyman‚ of every struggle and hardship. However‚ contained in this elegy is also the answer to these fears. The author depicts
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contain‚ but as seen in poems such as “The Seafarer”‚ “The Wanderer”‚ and “The Wife’s Lament”‚ exile is one of the most prominent elements. Anglo-Saxons wrote about exile because it was something they all feared. They were terrified of the thought of being left alone‚ or being kicked out of their own home. Anglo-Saxons placed a tremendous amount of emphasis on a sense of belonging‚ which is why exile was such a threat to them. In the poems “The Seafarer”‚ “The Wanderer”‚ and “The Wife’s Lament”‚
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The Wanderer and The Seafarer are both poems centered around loneliness and exile. The Wanderer tells a story of a past warrior and of his past experiences with his fellow warrior men and also of his lord. Forced into exile by fate he now roams the sea troubled by memories of feasts with his lord and comrades. The Seafarer is a poem told from the point of view of an old seaman who is describing how hard life was at sea compared to life on land. As the poem progresses‚ the speaker begins to explain
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Jay Smith Mr. Tonnies British Literature P.1 September 11th‚ 2012 A Comparison and Contrast of the Wanderer and the Seafarer Two different men‚ in Anglo-Saxon time‚ traveling‚ wandering the earth. One‚ hoping he was with family‚ wishing death would come to him and the other‚ enjoying the feeling of being alone‚ free from society. In the poems‚ The Wanderer and The Seafarer‚ both men begin without Christianity and as the poem comes to a close‚ they both find God and learn why it is important
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