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  1. The third ship drove towards the North, Over the sea, the darkening sea, But no breath of wind came forth, And the decks shone frostily. The poet observed the third ship sailing over the dark sea in a northerly direction. The decks glistened frostily since there was no breeze.

    The third ship drove towards the North, Over the sea, the darkening sea, But no breath of wind came forth, And the decks shone frostily. The poet observed the third ship sailing over the dark sea in a northerly direction. The decks glistened frostily since there was no breeze.

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  1. The North Ship, life tale about a man’s life who decides to immigrate to no man’s land. Released in every direction, this poem wins the life award for best philosophical access. Read More Poetry Despite life’s concern, we proclaim that we too must move on. Philip Larkin’s poem, The North Ship is aboRead more

    The North Ship, life tale about a man’s life who decides to immigrate to no man’s land. Released in every direction, this poem wins the life award for best philosophical access. Read More Poetry Despite life’s concern, we proclaim that we too must move on.

    Philip Larkin’s poem, The North Ship is about this journey of life. Life is a continuous journey and it is a kind of endless journey battling all the obstacles en route. Philip Larkin’s The North Ship makes a sharp focus on that eternal goal of ours towards the meeting of unknown and unseen.  Like that of the Tennyson’s Ulysses, the poem The North Ship highlights our point of desired goals – a meeting point of onward journey –a forward journey where perils to invest us. It is a kind of symbolic journey of aspiration that overawes all obstacles

    This poem states the journey of three ships at three different destinations. While the first two ship return safely, the third one goes in to calamity and meets hazardous ends

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  1. Personification- When an object or abstraction is depicted as a person, it is called personification. Over the sea, the running sea, And the wind hunted it like a beast, Over the proud unfruitful sea, Into and unforgiving sea Alliteration- The prominent repetition of similar starting consonant soundRead more

    1. Personification- When an object or abstraction is depicted as a person, it is called personification. Over the sea, the running sea, And the wind hunted it like a beast, Over the proud unfruitful sea, Into and unforgiving sea
    2. Alliteration- The prominent repetition of similar starting consonant sounds in subsequent or closely linked syllables is known as alliteration. I saw three ships go sailing, Over the sea. The lifting sea.

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  1. The poem is made up of six stanzas. There are four lines or quatrains in each of the six stanzas. The 'abab' rhyme scheme is used consistently throughout the poem.   The North Ship Summary

    The poem is made up of six stanzas. There are four lines or quatrains in each of the six stanzas. The ‘abab’ rhyme scheme is used consistently throughout the poem.

     

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  1. The poet contrasts the three ships to three different types of people, and their journey is also paralleled to three different types of people's lives. According to him, three types of individuals begin their lives with the intention of achieving their goals; nevertheless, two types of people fail tRead more

    The poet contrasts the three ships to three different types of people, and their journey is also paralleled to three different types of people’s lives. According to him, three types of individuals begin their lives with the intention of achieving their goals; nevertheless, two types of people fail to accomplish their goals due to minor setbacks, while, the third kind of people succeed in achieving their goals despite significant hardships. Difficulties will not discourage them from doing what they set out to do.

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