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  1. This is a short, lyric poem. It is divided into three stanzas of varying length. Its rhyme scheme too varies. The first stanza has the rhyme scheme of a bb cc ddd c. The second stanza has f ghhg while the third has iii c jj.   The Sea Summary

    This is a short, lyric poem. It is divided into three stanzas of varying length. Its rhyme scheme too varies. The first stanza has the rhyme scheme of a bb cc ddd c. The second stanza has f ghhg while the third has iii c jj.

     

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  1. 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

    1. 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’, ‘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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  1. 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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