Title Std 9- Sea-Fever -APPRECIATION.pdf ✅

Masefield skillfully uses various poetic devices to enhance the theme of the poem. Visual imagery, such as 'the lonely sea and the sky,' portrays a sailor alone on the vast and wild ocean beneath the endless sky. Tactile images like "the wheel’s kick" and “the flung spray and the blown spume” allow readers to feel the physical sensations of steering a ship through the splashing water. Auditory images, such as "the seagulls crying," add to the vivid experience of life at sea. The metaphor of "the vagrant gypsy life" ©English Eduspot compares the speaker's passion for the free-spirited and adventurous life to a wandering gipsy lifestyle. The simile "where the wind’s like a whetted knife" effectively conveys the intense sharpness of the wind. Personification, as in "the call of the running tide," emphasizes the speaker’s irresistible desire to return to the wildness of the sea. Eduspot
The repetition of "I must go down to the seas again" creates a Refrain that emphasizes the speaker's longing for adventure. The use of Anaphora, Alliteration and Assonance, along with the consistent Rhyme Scheme AABB enhances the rhythmic beauty of lines. Overall, "Sea-Fever" is a powerful expression of the speaker's deep desire for the sea, brought to life through Masefield's masterful use of poetic ©English Eduspot devices and imagery. ***************************************