Essays Tagged: "Salt-Water Poems and Ballads"

"Sea Fever' by John Masefield.

ver" 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 i ... 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" vari ...

(5 pages) 20 0 5.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry