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Identifying Mood in "Sea Fever"
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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 wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white
sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's 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 gull’s way and the whale’s way where the winds like the whetted knife and all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover, and a quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long tricks over
Read the poem, then use the drop-down menus to
identify the mood of each stanza.
The mood of the first stanza is
The mood of the second stanza is
The mood of the third stanza is