The central idea of poem revolves around the sea and its characteristics, which are compared to that of a dog. The entire poem thus focuses on this comparison, bringing out the nature of the sea effectively. The Sea Summary
The central idea of poem revolves around the sea and its characteristics, which are compared to that of a dog. The entire poem thus focuses on this comparison, bringing out the nature of the sea effectively.
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Metaphor: This can be considered the most glaring of the poetic devices found in this poem. The entire poem compares the ‘sea’to a ‘dog’, thus consisting of a running metaphor. 2. Onomatopoeia: This poem has a lot of words that are the same as their sounds. A couple of examples would be ‘clashing’,Read more
This can be considered the most glaring of the poetic devices found in this poem. The entire poem compares the ‘sea’to a ‘dog’, thus consisting of a running metaphor.
2. Onomatopoeia:
This poem has a lot of words that are the same as their sounds. A couple of examples would be ‘clashing’, ‘gnaws’ and ‘sniffs’.
3. Repetition:
The poem has two such examples for added examples. They are: ‘‘Bones, bones, bones, bones!’ and ‘So quiet, so quiet’.
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