on the sea Flashcards
‘eternal whisperings’
human transience
replacing god with the notion of nature
personification
enjambment - flow of the sea
‘desolate shores, and with its mighty swell’
offers company
sublime imagery
liquid vowels
destructive
‘gluts’
nature feeds the world
‘shadowy sound’
synaesthesia
sibilance
metaphysical
‘gentle temper’
oxymoron
duality of the sea
nature can be calming and destructive
‘scarcely will the very smallest shell be moved for days’
sibilance
quiet but cerebral power the sea
‘eyeballs vexed and tired’
cacophonic
nature as an escape from city life
‘feast them upon the wideness of the sea’
nature has healing powers
‘ears are dinned with uproar rude’
sensory language
overwhelmed - london is loud
consequences of the industrial revolution
‘sit ye near some old cavern’s mouth and brood’
reflect
capitalised - universal sanctuary of escapism
structure
italian sonnet - reverence of nature
sibilance - peaceful eternal quality of the sea
headlines
the eternal quality of nature
nature has the power to reinvigorate the most tortured souls
a religious response to nature
industrialised life is tiring
the power of nature
nature is the antidote to industrialised life’s attack on the senses
the eternal idea of nature vs the ephemeral nature of human existence
