The Sea Spirit
I smile o'er the wrinkled blue
Lo! the sea is fair,
Smooth as the flow of a maiden's hair;
And the welkin's light shines through
Into mid-sea caverns of beryl hue,
And the little waves laugh and the mermaids sing,
And the sea is a beautiful, sinuous thing!
I scowl in sullen guise
The sea grows dark and dun,
The swift clouds hide the sun
But not the bale-light in my eyes,
And the frightened wind as it flies
Ruffles the billows with stormy wing,
And the sea is a terrible, treacherous thing!
When moonlight glimmers dim
I pass in the path of the mist,
Like a pale spirit by spirits kissed.
At dawn I chant my own weird hymn,
And I dabble my hair in the sunset's rim,
And I call to the dwellers along the shore
With a voice of gramarye evermore.
And if one for love of me
Gives to my call an ear,
I will woo him and hold him dear,
And teach him the way of the sea,
And my glamor shall ever over him be;
Though he wander afar in the cities of men
He will come at last to my arms again.
Title: The Sea Spirit
Date: Sunday 30th June 2013
Poet: Lucy Maude Montgomery
Text Type: Poem. This poem has four sonnet.
The Sea Spirit by Lucy Maude Montgomery is a poem about the sea. The poem portrayed the different characteristics of the sea; when the mood of the sea changes. The view and opinion of the sea is influenced by the change of moods within the sea. During the poem; you are taken on a journey throughout the span of the day below the surface of the water. At first the sea is beautiful and calm but then it becomes dark and terrible. When the sea calms and the night arrives, the mood of the poem settles. Through the days’ events the reader gets an insight on the cycle of the ocean.
The poet used many language techniques to enhance the poem. In the first stanza the poet used light and playful words that created the mood of joy. She used personification to relate the first stanza to a happy
Lo! the sea is fair,
Smooth as the flow of a maiden's hair;
And the welkin's light shines through
Into mid-sea caverns of beryl hue,
And the little waves laugh and the mermaids sing,
And the sea is a beautiful, sinuous thing!
I scowl in sullen guise
The sea grows dark and dun,
The swift clouds hide the sun
But not the bale-light in my eyes,
And the frightened wind as it flies
Ruffles the billows with stormy wing,
And the sea is a terrible, treacherous thing!
When moonlight glimmers dim
I pass in the path of the mist,
Like a pale spirit by spirits kissed.
At dawn I chant my own weird hymn,
And I dabble my hair in the sunset's rim,
And I call to the dwellers along the shore
With a voice of gramarye evermore.
And if one for love of me
Gives to my call an ear,
I will woo him and hold him dear,
And teach him the way of the sea,
And my glamor shall ever over him be;
Though he wander afar in the cities of men
He will come at last to my arms again.
Title: The Sea Spirit
Date: Sunday 30th June 2013
Poet: Lucy Maude Montgomery
Text Type: Poem. This poem has four sonnet.
The Sea Spirit by Lucy Maude Montgomery is a poem about the sea. The poem portrayed the different characteristics of the sea; when the mood of the sea changes. The view and opinion of the sea is influenced by the change of moods within the sea. During the poem; you are taken on a journey throughout the span of the day below the surface of the water. At first the sea is beautiful and calm but then it becomes dark and terrible. When the sea calms and the night arrives, the mood of the poem settles. Through the days’ events the reader gets an insight on the cycle of the ocean.
The poet used many language techniques to enhance the poem. In the first stanza the poet used light and playful words that created the mood of joy. She used personification to relate the first stanza to a happy