Comparision Of Sea Fever & Disevolvong

Sea-Fever

I must 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 down to the seas again, for the call of the running tideIs 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 down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-roverAnd quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

By John Masefield (1878-1967). Poet Laureate 1930-1967

Disevolving

As a child it was fun

To spring from towels. Aiming straight to the sea.

And have it wrestle me,

My quick stride quenched to slow-motion,

Until - at wait-high -

I could make better going

Bu lifting up horizontal

And flapping my limbs

Fish-wise.

By Joseph Johnson

Sea Fever by John Masefield

Disevolving by Joseph Johnson

Type of poem •Rhyming

•Quatrain set out in rhyming couplets

•Blank verse

•One rhyme ‘me’ and ‘sea’



Subject of the poem

•Someone who wants to go to the sea again•Memories of what will be found at sea•What the narrator wants to experience again

•A child trying to move in the sea•Narrator remembering what it was like



Strengths •Strong rhythm helped by repeated phrases•A these which appeals to many people

•Good description of what actually happens when moving in the sea•Interesting title- wordplay.



Weaknesses •Last line ‘when the long trick’s over’ difficult to understand compared to rest of poem

•Read aloud, not so obvious it is a poem



Mood •Makes the reader feel excited about the prospect of going to the sea•Seen also in the title “Sea Fever”•Optimistic

•Makes reader think and work out what ‘lifting up horizontal and flapping limbs fishwise’ means



Appeal to the reader

•Easy to read

•Easy rhyme

•Appears to have a melody as though it could be the lyrics of a song

•Something that lots of people would also like to do

•It is easy to get into your head,

•Appeals because it has happened to everyone who has tries to move in the sea.

Sea Fever by John Masefield Disevolving by Joseph JohnsonType of poem •Rhyming

•Quatrain set out in rhyming couplets•Blank verseOne rhyme ‘me’ and ‘sea’

Subject of the poem

•Someone who wants to go to the sea again•Memories of what will be found at sea•What the narrator wants to experience

•A child trying to move in the sea•Narrator remembering what it was like

Strengths •Strong rhythm helped by repeated phrases•A these which appeals to many people

•Good description of what actually happens when moving in the sea•Interesting title- wordplay.

Weaknesses •Last line difficult to understand compared to rest of poem

•Read aloud, not so obvious it is a poem

Mood Makes the reader feel excited about the prospect of going to the sea

•Seen also in the title “Sea Fever”•Optimistic

•Makes reader think and work out what ‘lifting up horizontal and flapping limbs fishwise’ means

Appeal to the reader.

•Easy to read with an easy rhyme•Appears to have a melody as though it could be the lyrics of a song•Something that lots of people would also like to do•It is easy to get into your head

Appeals because it has happened to everyone who has tries to move in the sea.

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Comparision Of Sea Fever & Disevolvong