2. Where does the poet wish to go to and why?
3. What does the poet ask for when he is at sea?
4. What role would the star play in the ship's journey on the sea?
5. According to the poet, what are the pleasures of sailing?
6. What message does the poet convey through the poem?
7. Do you see any similarity between the vagrant gypsy life' desired by the poet and the
gull's way and whale's way? Give reasons for your answer. .. ..
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Answer no. 2 - The poet wishes to go to a lonely sea with the open sky above because he wanted to be close to the sea, watch sea creatures and feel the excitement of the sea voyage.
Answer no 3 - The poet ask -
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.
Answer no 4 - A star always have a fixed position hence by looking at bit a voyager may know in which direction he is travelling. In the same way the poet also be guided in the directions he is moving by the stars.
Answer no 5-According to the poet the pleasures of the sailing are wheel kick, the strong wind sound and while sailing shaking which is like a music to his ears. He also loves the scenic beauty of the grey mist and breaking dawn.
Answer no 6-In the poem, the poet expresses his strong desire to get back to the se as the call from the sea cannot be ignored or denied. He wishes that there would be strong winds that would blow away the thick white clouds in the sky and take the sail forward throughout the day.
Sorry but I don't know the answer of no. 7
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