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The Seafarer. By: Aristotel Logan. Opening Activity. In your groups, discuss times that you have been rebellious. Be prepared to share with the whole class. (5 Minutes). Thesis. William Carlos Williams contrasts the cold sea with a fiery passion of the sailor who challenges the sea. . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Seafarer
By: AristotelLogan
In your groups, discuss times that you have
been rebellious. Be prepared to share with the whole class.
(5 Minutes)
Opening Activity
William Carlos Williams contrasts the cold sea
with a fiery passion of the sailor who challenges the sea.
Thesis
William Carlos Williams uses metaphors,
personification, and hyperboles to enhance the poem. “I who am the rocks! Without me nothing laughs.” Shows an example
of a hyperbole. “the rocks seem rather to leap at the sea” Is an example of
personification. “riding the cloth of foam or pinnacles with gannets” shows a metaphor. Gannets – Large Seabirds. Pinnacles – Rocks.
Style
The poem has two stanzas, one short stanza
followed by a longer stanza. Williams also uses two hyphens which outlines
the importance of the words before and after the hyphens.
“The Sea Will Wash In, But the Rocks Are The Stubborn Man.” – Stanza One
Structure
The language Williams uses shows
Acknowledgement of storms and other events. “He Invites the Storm, He lives By It! Instinct with fears that are not
fears, but Prickles of ecstasy.” The Quote shows that The man is brave and
challenges storms, as if the sailor does not fear anything.
Third Person POV.
Language | POV
Throughout the poem, William Carlos Williams
uses Alliteration, meter, personification, and metaphors.
Example of Meter: “With Fears that are not Fears.” “At the Sea, Than the Sea.” Examples of Personification: “Rocks Seem to Leap at
the sea.” “They strain forward to grasp ships.” Example Of A Metaphor: “riding the cloth of foam or
pinnacles with gannets”
Sound
The overall tone of the story was bold. The man in the story seemed to be provoking
the storm. “He Invites the Storm,” “It is I! I who am the Rocks! Without me, Nothing Laughs.” Shows dominance throughout the story.
Mood | Tone
The Poet’s Description of the rocks appeal to
the readers mind as he reads the details of the rocks at sea.
The poet uses rocks to represent the importance of the sailor, and the sailors connection to the rocks.
Sense
“Prickles of Ecstasy, a secret liquor, a fire that inflames his blood to
coldness.” This quote shows the sailor’s passion for
storms, his love for them. “The rocks seem rather to leap at the sea than the sea to envelope
them. They strain to grasp ships or even the sky bends down.” This is personification that Williams used to
emphasize the importance of rocks.
Symbols | Imagery
A stubborn sailor challenging storms as he
roams waters across the world. “He invites the storm, he lives by it!” Lines 7-8 “…fears that are not fears but prickles of ecstasy,” Lines 9-10 One man asserting his dominance over nature. “Without me nothing laughs.” Line 22
Interpretation
Discuss In Groups
In what ways do the final two lines show importance to the poem, in other words, why did the author include these last two lines?
Activity