“The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls”. Various meanings behind the name. From the beginning of time to the end. From birth to death. From start to end. You get the idea. The poem speaks volumes to a young writer, such as myself. Starting off with a few imagery verses, “The tide rises, the tide falls/ The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;” , to really open up the reader's’ imagination. Possibly picturing a sunset a beach. Perhaps even picturing a calm set of waves, crashing onto the shoreline. Representing the slow and for the most part peaceful beginning of life.
There are several metaphors used throughout this poem to represent life and death. “Along the sea-sands damp and brown / The traveler hastens toward the town,” is a representation for a human, or just any living thing, traveling across the sands of time. Of …show more content…
“Along the sea-sands damp and brown” appealing to the sense of sight, smell, and touch. You can instantly imagine the sand under your feet being cold, wet, and soft. You can also imagine what it might smell like, if you have ever been around wet sand. You can “smell” the salt water mixture with the purity of the beach sand. “Darkness settles on roofs and walls,” gives you a sense of nightfall. It suddenly becomes quiet as if people are home sleeping. Soon it is hardly visible due to the lack of city lights. Only few street lights and the moon keep the streets from being pitch black dark.
Some parts of the poem sound like, in another world, would be part of a song. “The day returns, but nevermore / Returns the traveler to the shore.” would be a great verse in song by John Legend. “The tide rises, the tide falls” not only being the title, but it is also the most repeated saying in the poem. The beginning and ending of each stanza. There are few personification devices in the poem but being well put together, you do not really notice.
The poem made me feel a certain way. It gave me another
There are several metaphors used throughout this poem to represent life and death. “Along the sea-sands damp and brown / The traveler hastens toward the town,” is a representation for a human, or just any living thing, traveling across the sands of time. Of …show more content…
“Along the sea-sands damp and brown” appealing to the sense of sight, smell, and touch. You can instantly imagine the sand under your feet being cold, wet, and soft. You can also imagine what it might smell like, if you have ever been around wet sand. You can “smell” the salt water mixture with the purity of the beach sand. “Darkness settles on roofs and walls,” gives you a sense of nightfall. It suddenly becomes quiet as if people are home sleeping. Soon it is hardly visible due to the lack of city lights. Only few street lights and the moon keep the streets from being pitch black dark.
Some parts of the poem sound like, in another world, would be part of a song. “The day returns, but nevermore / Returns the traveler to the shore.” would be a great verse in song by John Legend. “The tide rises, the tide falls” not only being the title, but it is also the most repeated saying in the poem. The beginning and ending of each stanza. There are few personification devices in the poem but being well put together, you do not really notice.
The poem made me feel a certain way. It gave me another