Sea Fever By John Masefield

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John Edward Masefield (1878 - 1967) was an English poet, writer, and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 till his death. He is also remembered as the author of the childrens' novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights.

I must go 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 go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide

Is 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 go 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 merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,

And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

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"And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;"
Why is "a star" necessary to steer the ship?
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The quoted line is a part of John Masefield's poem, "Sea Fev...
2.
Write in your own words how the poet has described his yet to be held journey on sea.
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John Masefield, in his "Sea Fever", has described how much w...
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How has the poet personified the sea?
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Personification, means to attribute human qualities to inani...
4.
Give a description of the sea as is found in the second stanza John Masefield's "Sea Fever".
5.
Why do you think John Masefield has named his poem "Sea Fever"?

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