“The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls”: The cycle of life
I chose the poem “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls ” by , because it spoke to me. For some odd reason the tone of the poem really just interested me and quote on quote, “..the sea of darkness calls/.” Like the poem is symbolizing, people come and go constantly but no one lives forever.
The meaning of the poem is symbolized by the ocean. In other words, the ocean symbolizes death. Just like how a person is unable to stop death, they are also unable to stop the ocean. By using the phrase, “The tide rises, the tide falls/” the author embraces the fact that the ocean’s waves crash, rising , and falling, however the ocean never moves or dies.The poem enhances the fact that death is unstoppable, and shouldn't be feared. On another note, death is inevitable and we should live our life the best way …show more content…
The rhyme scheme is the same throughout the whole poem.There are three stanzas with five lines each, with an AABBA rhyme scheme. He uses repetition by using the line, “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” after each stanza. The repetition plays an image in my head that the waves are reoccuring, and that Longfellow's message is that nature is reoccuring even after death. This poem uses alliteration in almost every verse of the poem. A few examples are “curlew calls”, “sea-sands”, “towards the town”, and “steeds in their stalls”. Longfellow also chose words like “damp”, “calls”, and “stomps”, which give the poem an euphonious and a relatively chant like feel.
Symbolism is a key factor in this poem. The symbols of death create a dark and depressing mood for the poem. The form and rhyme scheme of this poem express the cycle of life and how it is reoccurring creating a dark and saddening emotion. Repetition also expresses the theme that the cycle of life is reoccurring. And lastly, imagery allows the reader to feel and imagine the cycle creating a upsetting
I chose the poem “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls ” by , because it spoke to me. For some odd reason the tone of the poem really just interested me and quote on quote, “..the sea of darkness calls/.” Like the poem is symbolizing, people come and go constantly but no one lives forever.
The meaning of the poem is symbolized by the ocean. In other words, the ocean symbolizes death. Just like how a person is unable to stop death, they are also unable to stop the ocean. By using the phrase, “The tide rises, the tide falls/” the author embraces the fact that the ocean’s waves crash, rising , and falling, however the ocean never moves or dies.The poem enhances the fact that death is unstoppable, and shouldn't be feared. On another note, death is inevitable and we should live our life the best way …show more content…
The rhyme scheme is the same throughout the whole poem.There are three stanzas with five lines each, with an AABBA rhyme scheme. He uses repetition by using the line, “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” after each stanza. The repetition plays an image in my head that the waves are reoccuring, and that Longfellow's message is that nature is reoccuring even after death. This poem uses alliteration in almost every verse of the poem. A few examples are “curlew calls”, “sea-sands”, “towards the town”, and “steeds in their stalls”. Longfellow also chose words like “damp”, “calls”, and “stomps”, which give the poem an euphonious and a relatively chant like feel.
Symbolism is a key factor in this poem. The symbols of death create a dark and depressing mood for the poem. The form and rhyme scheme of this poem express the cycle of life and how it is reoccurring creating a dark and saddening emotion. Repetition also expresses the theme that the cycle of life is reoccurring. And lastly, imagery allows the reader to feel and imagine the cycle creating a upsetting