No longer delay, let us hasten away in the track of the sea gull's call,
i) what is the poet talking about?
ii) what does the seagull refer to?
Poem by Sarojini Naidu - Coromandel Fishers
Answers
Explanation:
Rise, brothers, rise; the wakening skies pray to the morning light,
The wind lies asleep in the arms of the dawn like a child that has cried all night.
Come, let us gather our nets from the shore and set our catamarans free,
To capture the leaping wealth of the tide, for we are the kings of the sea!
Meaning
Rise, brothers, rise – Fishermen call their fellow-men to get ready to go to the sea.
The wakening skies – The early morning sky is compared to someone who is waking up from sleep. Metaphor/Personification
Pray to the morning light –
The wind lies asleep in the arms of the dawn like a child that has cried all night.
Come, let us gather our nets from the shore and set our catamarans free,
Catamarans – Fishing boats
Tide – Waves
Leaping wealth of the tide – Fishes are the leaping wealth of the tide.
We are the kings of the sea – King rules and takes care of his subjects. Similarly, the fishermen
Paraphrase
Get ready, brothers, get ready. The morning sky is praying to the Sun. Like a child that has been crying all night, the wind is now sleeping. Come, let’s collect our fishing nets and free the boats to catch fish from the sea. We are the kings of the sea.