Question

by john masefield
i must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
and all i ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
and the wheels kick and the winds song and the white sails shaking,
and a grey mist on the seas face, and a grey dawn breaking,
i must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
and all i ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
and the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea - gulls crying.
i must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
to the gulls way and the whales way where the winds like a whetted knife;
and all i ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow - rover,
and quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long tricks over.

identify the poetic devices and structural elements present in \sea fever\ by john masefield.
select the correct answer in each row.

Explanation:

• Free verse: The poem has a regular rhyme scheme (e.g., "sky - by - shaking - breaking" in the first stanza), so it is not free verse. Free verse has no fixed rhyme or meter.
• Imagery: The poem uses vivid descriptions like "the lonely sea and the sky", "the flung spray and the blown spume", "the wind's like a whetted knife" which appeal to the senses (visual, auditory etc.), so imagery is present.
• Alliteration: There is alliteration such as "the wheel's kick and the wind's song" (repetition of 'w' sound), "a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking" (repetition of 'g' sound), so alliteration is present.
• Internal rhyme: In "the wheel's kick and the wind's song" ('kick' and'song' - internal rhyme as they are within the line), also "a windy day with the white clouds flying" ('windy' and 'white' - internal rhyme), so internal rhyme is present.

Answer:

• free verse: Not Present in "Sea Fever"
• imagery: Present in "Sea Fever"
• alliteration: Present in "Sea Fever"
• internal rhyme: Present in "Sea Fever"