To Be Of Use Poem Analysis

Introduction
The narrator of the poem “To be of use” is inspired by people who he states “Jump into work head first without dallying in the shadows and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight.” The narrator who is never given a name in the poem is talking about how he loves people who work hard, give it their all, and have a passion for what they do. The poem also talks about how these people not only have a strong motivation to work, but they also feel connected to the task they are completing, it’s not just a job to these people but a way of life. The first six lines within the second stanza of the poem the narrator talks about how he wants to work with people that are submerged in a task, and he wants to work as a team with all